Private Fred Cannonberg
Number: 31988
Company: 61st (Dublin) Company (New), 17th Battalion, Second Contingent
ENLISTMENT
Date: 19 February 1901
Place: Belfast
Age: 21 years
Trade or calling: Engine driver
Place of birth: In the Parish of Belfast, in or near the Town of Belfast, in the County of Antrim
Family: Father, Prussian-born labourer/ seaman Charles Robert Kannenberg, mother Ellen Margaret Kannenberg (nee Magilton), 36 Virginia Street, Belfast
Previous military service: No
Description: Height 5' 7 1/2". Complexion fresh/ fair, eyes grey/ blue, hair brown.
Religion: Church of England
ACTIVE SERVICE
Date to South Africa: 26 March 1901
Date home: __
Service medal, clasps and other awards: Queen's South Africa Medal. Cape Colony, Orange Free State, 1901, 1902 clasps.
DISCHARGE
Date: 1 July 1902
Place: Elandsfontein
Reason for discharge: At own request, to take up employment in Johannesburg police
Intended place of residence: Johannesburg
Conduct: Very good
Special qualifications: Farmer
Image from the Belfast Evening Telegraph, 3 December 1901.
This page last updated 26 November 2024.