Shannon, Ernest

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C. de G., Arts III (e): Lieutenant, 34th Battn., A.I.F., France. Enlisting in November, 1915, and sailing as second-lieutenant in May, 1916, arrived in France in November and went almost immediately to the Front, serving in Armentieres and Messines sectors till death. Promoted lieutenant 1st August, 1916. Awarded C. de G. for gallantry in action. Killed in Action, Ploegsteert, 1st June, 1917, while leading a raid on German trenches, and buried in Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert. Early education at Wagga Wagga High School. Later at Teachers' College.

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1890

Shannon E. : Life.Birth 14 Sep 1890
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Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
1912

Early education at Wagga Wagga High School, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 1912
1915

Assistant at Drummoyne -- NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Enlisted 1 Nov 1915
1916

Military service as Lieutenant at France --, France ; Belgium --, Belgium 1916
1916

Embarked 2 May 1916
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Military award: C.de G. on
1917

Death in Ploegsteert --, Belgium 1 June 1917

Gender

Male

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