Private

William Hugh Shannon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. M. Shannon, of Amesbury St., Palmerston North. Served in Egypt, 1916, and on the Western Front, 1916-18.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1967
Name:
William Hugh Shannon
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H.G. Shannon (mother), Grovelly, Marton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
30 July 1920
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William Hugh Shannon
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