J [John] – Gannon [Cannon] – Great Eastern Railway – Private –

Title

J [John] – Gannon [Cannon] – Great Eastern Railway – Private –

Initials / forenames

J [John]

Surname

Gannon [Cannon]

Railway company

Great Eastern Railway

Military unit

King's Own Regiment, 3rd Battalion [King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, 1st Battalion]

Military rank

Private

Military number

7762

Railway department

Bishopsgate (Low Level)

Railway job

Porter

Magazine reference

Great Eastern Railway staff magazine: 1915/September/ Supplement 2

Memorial

[Norwich Cemetery]

Notes

Joined GER July 1914; reservist. Listed in St Paul's but the nearest identification is John Cannon as listed, a Liverpool man by origins, but buried in Norwich Cemetery and has a similar regimental name.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919

Citation

“J [John] – Gannon [Cannon] – Great Eastern Railway – Private –,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/55874.