| Regimental number | 10/884 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Woodstock |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Address | Public Works Department, Taumarunui |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22.9 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W Shannon, Rimu, Westland |
| Previous military service | Greymouth Rifle Volunteers (2 years); 'H' Battery, Nelson (1 year); Territorials |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Divisional Train |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Transferred to No.3 Company, NZ Divisional Train, 25 March 1915. Embarked with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 13 April 1915. Rejoined unit from Cairo, 9 August 1915. Disembarked Egypt, 22 November 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 25 November 1915. Admitted to Pont de Koubbeh Hospital, 5 December 1915 (enteric fever); now, 7 December 1915, severely ill. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMNZT 'Tahiti', 11 February 1916; disembarked New Zealand, ; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 7 July 1916. Re-enlisted in 1917, see separate record for 10/884 John Allen SHANNON. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7815990 |