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DONALD, Vivian De Burgh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 736 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wellington, New Zealand, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Sandringham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Insurance Inspector |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 736, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Prior to embarkation | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 736, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 736, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Beatrice Amy Donald of Tennyson Street, Sandringham, Victoria. Father of Robert De Burgh Donald and Fredrick Foster Donald
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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