George Harold DONOHUE MM

DONOHUE, George Harold

Service Number: 4028
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: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway shunter
Died: East Geelong, Vic., 3 August 1968, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria
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Memorials: Torquay Point Danger War Memorial, Winchelsea WWI Memorial
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World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4028, Melbourne, Victoria
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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Biography contributed by Tim Fitzgerald

Awarded the Military Medal (s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com);

"Near Warneton, during raid on enemy, on the night 30th November/1st December 1917, this man displayed conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He did very fine work in company with Pte. Richards in searching and bombing enemy dugouts during raid, and was instrumental in securing a live prisoner..."

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