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DONOHUE, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1137 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Newtown, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - chest, At sea (HS Derflinger), 29 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 41 Rev. A.E. Talbot officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1137, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1137, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1137, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1137, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1137, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to chest sustained at Courtney's Post. Evacuated to Egypt via HMHS Derflinger however died of his wounds on 29 April 1915 and was buried at sea. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Donohue of Geelong, Victoria. brother of Margaret Read nee Donohue of 10 Tara Place, West Geelong later of Young Street, Fitzroy, Victoria and Mary Braham of Felicia Street, Burley, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal