DONNELLY, Albert John
| Service Number: | 327 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wnagaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V1, Row D, Grave 5, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France, Bancourt British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 327, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 327, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 327, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 7 Nov 1935: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 327, 23rd Infantry Battalion, To hospital with shell concussion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Julia Anne Donnelly of Broken Hill, NSW, previously Ebden Street, Auburn, Victoria; brother of Patrick Henry Donnelly who returned to Australia on 13 April 1919 having served with the 50th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Jasmine Krasnoff
Albert John Donnelly was the son of Julia Anne Donnelly, nee Green, and Patrick Donnelly. It is confirmed he had 2 other brothers Alfred Leslie Donnelly and Patrick Henry Donelly (both also fought in the war). However, he may have had another brother or cousin born also in Wangaratta NSW, Patrick Donnelly.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal