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BLACK, Donald Clarence Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5328 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Chelsea, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Moorabbin State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jeancourt, France, 11 April 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Geelong St Giles Church Honor Roll (1) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5328, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5328, 14th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5328 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Private Donald Clarence Roy Black, 17th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of Chelsea, Vic... He enlisted on 5 July 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Euripides in Melbourne on 4 April 1916. Lance Corporal Black was killed in action on 11 April 1917 at Jeancourt, in the Hindenburg Outpost Line Area, France..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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