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Ronald Lenon Shannon

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald Lenon AWMM
  • Surname
    Shannon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 11955 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    9 February 1890 Public - Allan - Researcher - 16 August 2023 - Archives NZ, WW 1 Army Records 11955
  • Place of birth
    Marton Public - Allan - Researcher - 16 August 2023 - Archives NZ, WW 1 Army Records 11955
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    E. Shannon (father), Waituna West, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11955 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ronald Shannon was the son of Ezekill and Annie Shannon, of Waituna West, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 June 1917 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France AWMM I. M. 18. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Memorial noted on the tomb stone of Amie Shannon in the Waituna West Cemetery Public - Allan - Researcher - 15 March 2019 - Details noted from the tombstone and Manawatu District Council Cemetery Records
  • Memorial reference
    Row c Plot 3 Public - Allan - Researcher - 15 March 2019 - Details noted from the tombstone and Manawatu District Council Cemetery Records

Memorials

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 August 2023AllanFeildingResearcher

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