MCGLYNN, Donald Francis
| Service Number: | 3417 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Forest Lodge, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Benedicts Christian Brothers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrical mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 14 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 42, Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3417, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3417, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3417, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother, 5067 Pte John Michael Patrick McGlynn 18th Battalion AIF, was later killed in action in Belgium, 20 September 1917. Their widowed mother filled out their roll of honour circulars, “He and his brother were my only sons, and I am a widow. I lost them both”.
Donald McGlynn was wounded in action during the taking of Pozieres, 22 July 1916, a gunshot wound to his shoulder. He rejoined the 1st Battalion three months later and was mortally wounded near Demicourt on the 9 April 1917. He died from a gunshot wound to the back in the 5th Army operating centre near Pozieres, five days later.