Raphael Michael DOLAN

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DOLAN, Raphael Michael

Service Number:	2604
Enlisted:	10 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 6 February 1897
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	St. John the Baptist School, Thebarton
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 24 July 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2604, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2604, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide

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Biography

"PRIVATE R. M. DOLAN.

Private R. M. Dolan, who has been officially reported as missing in France since July 23, is the eldest son of the late Michael Dolan and Mrs. E. M. Dolan, of Southwark. He enlisted in his eighteenth year and sailed for Egypt 12 months ago. During his stay in the land of the Pharaohs he celebrated his nineteenth birthday. He was educated at St. John the Baptist School, Thebarton. On leaving school he was employed in the office of "The Southern Cross" for about 12 months. He then joined the firm of Kitchen & Sons, Hindmarsh, and remained with that firm up to the time of his enlisting. He was of a bright and cheerful disposition, and his manly and upright character made him very popular with his fellow employes." - from the Adelaide Southern Cross 08 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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