Peter Paul
Shannon
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Mary Street, New Ross, Co. Wexford
Address
Merriwa, New South Wales
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Killed in action at Fromelles, France.
Other Biographical Details
Son of John and Mary Ann Shannon nee O'Shea. His father was a coffin maker who died while Peter was a young child. In 1888 his mother emigrated to Australia with her four children. Peter worked as a sheep shearer at Merriwa, New South Wales, and enlisted 13 August 1915. He was posted to the 53rd Infantry Battalion in Egypt about February 1916. Moved to France 28 June 1916. Brother of John Joseph Shannon, c/o Mr Marshall, Farm No 732 Leeton, Via Yanco. His body was discovered in 2009 but not identified until 2019.