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Robert David Gannon

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel G_001. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel G_001. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert David AWMM
  • Surname
    Gannon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    64398 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 48 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.C. Gannon (mother), 9 May Street, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    64398 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
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Civil servant/Civilian AWMM
    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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert Gannon was the son of William James Gannon and of Margaret Christina Gannon (nee McIntosh), of Wanganui, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM II. F. 9. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • In loving memory to my great grandmother's brother....who she spoke of with fond memories. Our family remembers his loss and the deaths of his other 4 brothers, who all passed away in service during ww2. His medals have been left to me...as the only other member of our family to serve with the NZ Army. They are worn with both pride and sadness each ANZAC day. Kia Kaha
    Public - Hollie - Other relative - 19 February 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 5: WW2 76 AWMM
    • Dawson, W. (1961). 18 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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19 February 2017HollieAustralia Other relative

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