Roger Bede DONNELLAN

DONNELLAN, Roger Bede

    Service Number: 4181
    Enlisted: 14 August 1915, West Maitland, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 54th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885
    Home Town: Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: West Maitland Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Marble Worker
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
    Cemetery: Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres
    Plot VIII. Row C. Grave 2. Inscription: IN MEMORY OF MY DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    14 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4181, Depot Battalion (AIF), West Maitland, New South Wales
    20 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4181, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
    24 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4181, Anzac Provost Corps , Attached -- for Duty -- Detention Barracks -- Cairo, Egypt
    16 Feb 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, Reverts to Private
    16 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 1st Infantry Battalion
    1 Mar 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 54th Infantry Battalion
    30 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4181, 54th Infantry Battalion, On Command -- School of Instruction -- Zeitoun, Egypt
    12 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4181, 54th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit -- Mt Katoomba, Egypt
    19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4181, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
    29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4181, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4181, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4181, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4181 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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