William Frederick DONISCH

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DONISCH, William Frederick

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	20 March 1915, Appointed Second Lieutenant and allotted to F. Company, DARLING DOWNS, on 20th March 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dalby, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1883
Home Town:	Marburg, Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	University of Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Killed In Action, Poziers, France, 14 November 1916, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Warlencourt British Cemetery Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 27
Memorials:	Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honour, Dalby War Memorial, Marburg Roll of Honour, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor, University of Queensland WW1 Roll of Honour, jondaryan Woodview State School

World War 1 Service

20 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer, 11th Infantry Battalion, Appointed Second Lieutenant and allotted to F. Company, DARLING DOWNS, on 20th March 1915
30 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for the Middle East with C Company, 25th Battalion per HMAT “Aeneas” on 29th June 1915
4 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Alexandria for Gallipoli on 4th September 1915
13 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Disembarked at Cairo ex Malta on 13th November 1915
24 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 25th Infantry Battalion, Promoted Captain at Tel el Kebir on 24th February 1916
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Alexandria for France on 14th March 1916
19 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked at Marseilles on 19th March 1916
29 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Wounded in action in France on 29th July 1916
2 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated for England on 2nd August 1916
11 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for France 11th October 1916
17 Oct 1916:	Involvement Captain, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Rejoined the 25th Battalion on 17th October 1916
14 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 25th Infantry Battalion, Reported missing in action in France on 14th November 1916 Later reported to have been killed in action
14 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-11-14

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

DONISCH.—In loving memory of our dear brother, Captain William Donisch, late of the 25th Battalion, who was killed in action in France on November 14, 1916. Somewhere in France he is lying, He answered his country's call, and died an Australian hero, Fighting to save us all.
(Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Selina Donisch.)

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