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Lieutenant ERNEST SHANNON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

34th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 01 June 1917

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY

II. C. 6.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Additional Info Son of James and Mary Shannon, of "Simla," Marmion Rd., Abbotsford, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales.
  • Personal Inscription DEAREST ERNEST OUR BELOVED SON AND BROTHER GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US
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Buried or commemorated at

STRAND MILITARY CEMETERY
Hainaut Belgium
Number of casualties: 1162
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