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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Ernest Arthur Shannon |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Ernest Arthur |
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| Surname: |
Shannon |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
8/2726 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lance Corporal |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs J. Johnstone (mother), North Revell Street, Hokitika, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
6 Reid Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Otago |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
6th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Otago Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
14 August 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
654 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Otago Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Malta to Gallipoli |
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| Date of Death: |
2 December 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
20 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of disease |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta |
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| Grave Reference: |
D. X. 1. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Ernest Shannon was the son of Arthur and Emma Shannon, of North Revell St., Hokitika, New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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