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DONOVAN, Malachi
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2788 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Augustines Roman Catholic School, Yarraville, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Drapers Assistant |
| Died: | Hit by a shell shrapnel and killed out right - received in action, Glencourse Wood, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2788 | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2788, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2788, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne |
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