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DONOVAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1055 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wyalong, Bland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Catholic Convent School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row B, Grave 9 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wyalong Soldiers Memorial Hall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1055, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1055, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1055, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 25 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1055, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the abdomen |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 8 years
Son of Daniel and Catherine Donovan of Neeld Street, Wyalong, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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