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DONNELLY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4313 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Enlisted at Merredin, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Merredin, Merredin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row E,Grave 15, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4313, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Merredin, WA | |
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| 1 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 4313, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Embarked on HMAT 'A69' Warilda from Fremantle on 1st June 1916, disembarked Plymouth, England 18th July 1916. | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4313, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4313 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Edward Donnelly of Westonia, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal