Lieutenant Colonel William George Cannon

Service number	16712, VX13432; Lieutenant Colonel
Birth Date	07/05/1896
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	07/05/1896
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	02/10/1916
Date of embarkation	23/12/1916
Date returned to Australia	05/04/1918
Date commissioned	01/02/1919
Other units	01/02/1919	2/29th Battalion.
Other units	31/03/1921	29th Battalion.
Date promoted	10/02/1926	Captain.
Date promoted	23/11/1928	Major.
Other units	01/05/1928	Commanding officer 59th Battalion.
Other units	1938-10-01 - 1940-05-01	58th Battalion.
Other units	01/10/1938	Commanding officer 58th Battalion.
Other	25/11/1940	Arrived Middle East.
Other units	01/05/1940	Commanding officer 2/14th Battalion.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	27/04/1940	Enlisted 2nd AIF.
Other units	1940-05-01 - 1942-01-14	Commanding Officer - 2/14th Battalion.
Other	23/08/1942	Seconded to RAAF Aerodrome Defence.
Other units	04/06/1942	Commanding officer 10th Australian Infantry Training Battalion.
Other	26/11/1945	Reserve of Officers.