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DORAN, James Clohesy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3038 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Optician |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gueudecourt, France, 23 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3038, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3038, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3038, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion , Egypt | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3038, 45th Infantry Battalion , Mouquet Farm | |
| 15 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion , France | |
| 21 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3038, 45th Infantry Battalion , The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Shell wounds sustained in the trenches near Gueudecourt, France. Later died of wounds 23 February 1917. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Embarkation Roll incorrectly records middle given name as Cholsey.