DONNELLAN, William
| Service Number: | 1093 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Petersburg, South Australia, 12 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Broken Hill State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Trucker/Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 9 January 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery F 102 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1093, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 24 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1093, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1093, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1093, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1093, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Magdhaba |
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Enlisted 7 Jan 1915 in the 3rd Light Horse. Before he left he married Annie Clarice McClintock of Broken Hill. There was one child whom he never met.
He served in Egypt and Palestine with the Light Horse. He was promoted to Lance Corporal before being Killed in Action.
"THE LATE LANCE-CORPORAL W. J. DONNELLAN.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Donnellan, of Blende-Street, Broken Hill, have been notified that their son, Lance-Corporal W. J, Donnellan (3rd Light Horse), was killed in action in Egypt on January 9. He was 22 years of age and left Australia a little over two years ago. He was at the famous Gallipoli landing and after the evacuation of the peninsula was transferred to the Egyptian zone, He was a manly young fellow and was highly esteemed by those who knew him. A widow and one child, who reside at Broken Hill, are left." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 03 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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