John Hannon

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First Name:

John

Last Name:

Hannon

Mother's Name:

Mary Hannon nee Lavelle

Father's Name:

James Hannon

Date Enlisted:

Wednesday, June 23, 1915

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

13th Battalion

Company:

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

1914/1915 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Sunday, February 4, 1917

Place of Death:

Grandcourt, Somme Sector, France

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

John Hannon (Service No 2612) was born in Mount Hope, N.S.W. around 1890.

When John enlisted at the age of 25 he was single, lived in Wollongong, N.S.W., and worked as a labourer at Corrimal.

John embarked from Sydney on HMAT A54 Runic with C Company, 13th Battalion on 9th August 1915. After arriving in Egypt John was sent on to Gallipoli and arrived there on 17th November 1915.

After the evacuation of Gallipoli, John was sent to Egypt where he got into a bit of trouble; on 23rd March 1916 he pled guilty to wilful defiance of a superior at a court martial and was sentenced to 60 days hard labour.

John eventually arrived in France on 15th August 1916 and saw service on the Western Front; happily, there are no more instances of discipline issues.

On 4th February 1917 John was fighting in the front trenches when he was hit by shell fire and killed.

There is no known grave for John; he is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneaux, France.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, HANNON J