BORN DUBLIN, 1897. LIVED IN HULL. SON OF GEORGE HENRY CANNON (1870-1950) & HANNAH WYETH (1871-1947) AT 96 , MAYFIELD STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS), AND LATER MOVED TO LONDON.
HE LIVED IN HULL. ENLISTED IN SHEFFIELD. SERVED WITH THE 1/5TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 26/07/1917, AGED 20.
BURIED AT MONT HUON MILITARY CEMETERY, LE TREPORT. HIS GRAVE INSCRIPTION, READS, “WE LOVED THEE WELL BUT JESUS LOVED THEE BEST GOOD-NIGHT”
| Name | William Frederick Cannon |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Dublin, Ireland, 1897 |
| Residence | 96, Mayfield Street, Hull |
| Death Date | 26 Jul 1917 |
| Death Place | Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine Maritime, France |
| Enlistment Place | Sheffield |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st 5th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 201282 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
NB: FRANK D. CANNON – 39 WAVERLEY STREET.
First name:
WILLIAM FREDERICK
Military Number:
201282
Rank:
Private
Date Died
26/07/1917
Place died:
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Seine Maritime, France
Age:
20
96 , MAYFIELD STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
