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MCDONNELL, Charles William

Service Number:	764
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Ripponlea, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 30 June 1897
Home Town:	Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 11 June 1979, aged 81 years
Cemetery:	Kincumber South Cemetery, Kincumber South, New South Wales, Australia Heritage Section, Plot C-46
Memorials:	Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 764, 5th Infantry Battalion, Ripponlea, Victoria
21 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 764, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 764, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
5 Nov 1915:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli
21 Aug 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli
18 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 764, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

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