Lieutenant Colonel William George Cannon

Service number	16712, VX13432; Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	1896-05-07
Birth Place	Australia: Victoria, Bairnsdale
Final Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Place	Bairnsdale
Conflicts/Operations	First World War, 1914-1918 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

Date of birth	07 May 1896
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	02 October 1916
Date of embarkation	23 December 1916
Date returned to Australia	05 April 1918
Date commissioned	01 February 1919
Other units	01 February 1919	2/29th Battalion.
Other units	31 March 1921	29th Battalion.
Date promoted	10 February 1926	Captain.
Other units	01 May 1928	Commanding officer 59th Battalion.
Date promoted	23 November 1928	Major.
Other units	01 October 1938	Commanding officer 58th Battalion.
Other units	1938-10-01 - 1940-05-01	58th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	27 April 1940	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other units	01 May 1940	Commanding officer 2/14th Battalion.
Other units	1940-05-01 - 1942-01-14	Commanding Officer - 2/14th Battalion.
Other	25 November 1940	Arrived Middle East.
Other units	04 June 1942	Commanding officer 10th Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Other	23 August 1942	Seconded to RAAF Aerodrome Defence.
Other	26 November 1945	Reserve of Officers.