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DONOHUE, George Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4028 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia, 16 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pettavel, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Waurn Ponds State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway shunter |
| Died: | Motor vehicle accident, East Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 3 August 1968, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria EAS-LAWN-C-808-0358 |
| Memorials: | Torquay Point Danger War Memorial, Winchelsea WWI Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4028, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4028, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4028, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Near Warneton - for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4028, 39th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed | |
| 7 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4028, 39th Infantry Battalion |
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