| Surname: | Cannon |
| Initials: | J W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/11822 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 1/4/1915 to 1/12/1915 and (4) Mesopotamia, 16/2/1916. 1/9/1914 he enlisted as a Pte. 2 Bedfordshire Regt. No. 14133, age 24.6years, occupation labourer, born Bennington, Hertfordshire, address: father, Blacksmiths, Bennington, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 11/1915 slight wound, transferred to 5 Buffs, No. 3462, 1/1/1917 transferred to 14 Div Pro Establishment, 1/4/1917 transferred to MFP, 15/11/1919 to class Z reserve. Served Home 1/9/1914 to 31/3/1915, BEF 1/4/12915 to 1/12/1915, Home 2/12/1915 to 15/2/1916, Indian Exp Force D Mesopotamia 16/2/1916 to ? James William Cannon. |