Herbert Donovan MICHAEL

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MICHAEL, Herbert Donovan

Service Number:	379
Enlisted:	17 February 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Booleroo, South Australia, 13 September 1890
Home Town:	Booleroo Centre, Mount Remarkable, South Australia
Schooling:	Booleroo West and Booleroo Whim State Schools and Kyre College, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Eudunda, South Australia, 27 April 1956, aged 65 years
Cemetery:	Eudunda Cemetery, S.A.
Memorials:	Booleroo Centre WW1 Roll of Honour, Booleroo Centre War Memorial, Willowie Schools and District Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

17 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1
31 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 379, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 379, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed

Biography written by Blake McCallum Booleroo Centre District School, SA attached as a document. Winning entry for 2015 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.

Biography

Medals:

Croix de Guerre (France),

1914/15 Star,

British War Medal,

& Victory Medal,

Subject of Blake McCallum's entry to the 2015 Premier's ANZAC Spirit School Prize. A PDF of the essay can be found here in the Links and Documents side-bar.

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