DONALDSON, Eric
| Service Number: | 2243 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 August 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Elsternwick, Victoria, 9 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes (pneumonia), Sandringham, Victoria, 4 April 1964, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2243 | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Second Class Air Mechanic, 2243, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Second Class Air Mechanic, 2243, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Discharged Second Class Air Mechanic, 2243, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born: 9/1/1898 in Elsternwick, Victoria
Father George Donaldson (b.21/5/1857 Melbourne VIC - d. 23/6/1939) and
Mother Louisa Emma Susanna Donaldson (nee SEYLER) - (b.9/7/1858 St Kilda VIC - d.7/5/1932 Sale VIC),
living at 2 Archibald Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Siblings:
Brother George Donaldson IV (b.1885 - )
Brtoher Roy Charles Donaldson (b.1887 - )
Sister Hermione Donaldson (b.1888 -)
Sister Louise Donaldson (b.1891 -)
Sister Hariet Donaldson (b.1893 - )
Brother Lloyd Donaldson (b.1895 -)
*** Eric was a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the
Victorian Football League (1923). ***
Described on enlisting as 19 yrs old; single; Presbyterian
Previous service: 46th Infantry
Described on enlisting as 19yrs 7mths old; single; 5' 11" tall; 154 lbs;
fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Presbyterian
9/8/1917 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
13/8/1917 appointed to 14th (August) reinforcements, Laverton Camp
1-5/9/1917 final leave, prior to embarking from Australia
30/10/1917 embarked from Port Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas
as a 2nd Air Mechanic, August 1917 Reinforcements
30/10/1917 appointed Vice Corporal onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas
27/12/1917 disembarked at Devonport, England
27/12/1917 appointed EDP/Corporal in Wendover, England
27/12/1917 reverts to 2nd Air Mechanic (2AM) on disembarkation
8/3/1918 marched out to 1st Wing Headquarters, Tetbury
18/7/1918 2nd Air Mechanic taken on strength of 7th Training Squadron
in Australian Flying Corp
6/5/1919 returned to Australia onboard Kaiser-I-Hind, ex England
16/6/1919 disembarked into Australia
9/7/1919 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (69849)
1924 worked as a Salesman in Melbourne, Victoria
1925 worked as a Writer of humorous sketches, Melbourne, Victoria
later lived in New South Wales, Australia
Daughter: Judith Elma Donaldson (b.4/11/1925 Melbourne VIC - d. 27/12/1994 Buderim, QLD)
Last lived at 86 Bamfield Crescent, Sandringham, Victoria.
4/4/1964 passed away aged 66yrs of age from
Bronchopneumonia, Cerebral thrombosis & Coronary occlusion
buried in: Springvale Crematorium, Springvale, Victoria
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 16/6/2016. Lest we forget.
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