Ronald Lenon SHANNON

Regimental number11955
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, E Shannon, Waituna West
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No 18), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ezekill and Annie Shannon, Waituna West
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 7

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