John Patrick Shannon
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Gunner
Parents: James Charles and Mary Ann Shannon
Home address: 71 Capri Road, Croydon, Surrey
Pre-war occupation: Machine Printer and Plater
Date of birth: 10/05/1912
Place of birth: Aldershot, Hampshire
Date of death: 29/03/1943
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 31
Further information:
John was born in Aldershot Hampshire. He signed up to the Royal Artillery in 1938 and was subsequently called up on the outbreak of war.
He was serving aboard the SS Knoll in March of 1943 when he died at sea from accidental drowning.
John's rank was Gunner not L/B as on Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/