Private 3796 Edward Shannon
Regiment/Unit: Manchester Regiment - 12th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 16/04/1915
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 19th of December 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Manchester
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Addenda Panel 58.
BMD details:
Marriage: 25 Jul 1908 St George, Pendleton, Lancashire, England Edward Shannon - 23, Collier, Bachelor, 22 Hedwig St. Leah Mackey Sykes - 22, Spinster, 22 Hedwig St. Groom's Father: Patrick Shannon, Labourer Bride's Father: Henry Sykes, Labourer Witness: Richard Connor; Alice Connor Married by Banns by: S.D. Rees, Vicar Register: Marriages 1901 - 1909, Page 218, Entry 436 Source: Manchester Central Library
Family details:
Widow & Sole Legatee: Leah.
Census details:
Not identified before 1911. 1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Miner Dataller' Edward, wife Leah (24) and daughter Ellen (1) visiting 25 St Thomas Street, St Helens which is the home of Bernard Mynes (28), Mary Ann Mynes (25) and their daughter Mary Mynes (5 mths). Boarding at the address is Matthew McEvoy (63).
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/3796EdwardShannon.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/403796EdwardShannon.jpg[/pic][caption]Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/EdwardShannon-Mancs.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private Edward Shannon on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1966751]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]
