NEEDHAM, Donald Ernest
| Service Number: | 3532 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nathalia, Vic., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Numurkah, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Numurkah State School No 2134 |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Numurkah Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Numurkah State School No 2134 Roll of Honour, Numurkah Town Hall Shire of Numurkah Roll of Honor, Numurkah and District War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3532, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3532, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3532, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Francis Needham, Numurkah, Victoria
Private Don Needham enlisted early in the war, and on four separate occasions his participation in the hurly-burly brought him wounds. He always wrote cheerful letters home, the whole of which disclosed a determination to "see the thing through." Though that was denied him. Don played his part manfully to that end, and his death in the thick of battle is generally deplored. A younger brother (Frank) is still on active service. Mr and Mrs Needham have been made the recipients of many tokens of the sympathy of the community in their affliction.