DONNELLY, Maurice Michael
| Service Number: | 51 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 April 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) XII C 10, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Eidsvold Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Driver, 51, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Driver, 51, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 51, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 51 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of J Donnelly, Central Railway Station, Brisbane, Queensland
Mr. J. Donnelly (chief station-master at Central Station) and Mrs. Donnelly have received the sad news that their son, Driver Maruice Michael Donnelly, of a Light Hrose Battalion, was killed in action on April 19, in Sinai. The deceased was the second son of mr and Mrs Donnelly, and prior to enlistment, at the beginning of the war, he was on a station in the Upper Burnett. His elder brother J.B. Donnelly, a dentist, also is at the Front, having left Brisbane with one of the first Battalions. Both of the young men were through the Gallipoli campaign, and subsequently went to Egypt, where they saw a great deal of fighting. His Grace Archbishop Duhig conveyed the sad intelligene to mr Donnelly, who by the way is just recovering from a serious illness.
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