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MCDONAGH, Harley Linton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3423 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Gunnedah, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Gunnedah Public School |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunnedah Cenotaph, Gunnedah Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3423, Narrabri, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3423, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3423, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3423, 1st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3423 Private Harley Lenton McDonagh, 1st Battalion, of Gunnedah, NSW. Son of George Russell McDonagh. A draper prior to enlisting, he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 5 October 1915. He was killed in action on 22 July 1916 in France, aged 20. He has no known grave and is remembered with honour on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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