Geboortejaar: 1893

Geboorteplaats: Dublin, Ierland, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Beroep: Barman

Land: Ierland, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Private

Service nummer: 90523

Dienstneming datum: 16/01/1917

Dienstneming plaats: Liverpool, Lancashire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Eenheden:  —  Machine Gun Corps, 143rd Coy.  (Laatst gekende eenheid)

Datum van overlijden: 23/08/1917

Plaats van overlijden: Springfield - Winnipeg, België

Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.)

Leeftijd: 24

British War Medal Medaille

Victory Medal Medaille

Private Patrick Cannon was part of the 143rd Machine Gun Company, 48th Division. At 4.45 a.m. on 22 Augustus 1917 the 143rd Machine Gun Company attacked with the 1/5th Royal Warwicks, 143rd Brigade, 48th division. This attacked was aimed at Springfield and Winnipeg. Some gun pits were captured, but the ground conditions prevented further waves going forward. The gun pits fell back in German hands after a counter-attack, but were recaptured later that day. 6 guns of the 143rd Machine Gun Company were send up and had to be positioned at Winnipeg (2), Cemetery (2) and Springfield (2). The war diary of the 143rd Machine Gun Company states that the attack failed. The final position of that day was midway between the jump off line and the Springfield road. On the 23rd of Augustus 1917 the gun pits around Springfield were counterattacked with flamethrowers, but the Germans were driven off. The area was also continuous shelled that day. It's most likely that Private Patrick Cannon was killed by shellfire while consolidating the gains from the previous day north east of St Julian in the direction of Springfield and Winnipeg.

Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, 2018, 62-64. Gebruikte bronnen

CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1628027/cannon,-patrick/ Gebruikte bronnen

Naval & Military Archive http://www.nmarchive.com/ Gebruikte bronnen

The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen