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DONALDSON, George Frederick Seyler
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 72 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Place of Enlistment, Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Caulfield, Victoria , Australia, 17 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shipwright |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Bundoora, Victoria, Australia , 16 July 1965, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Remains were cremated and scattered. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 72, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Place of Enlistment, Melbourne, Victoria. | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 72, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 72, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 14 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Field Company Engineers | |
| 8 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Field Company Engineers, GSW to Arm and Side, Severe. | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 2nd Field Company Engineers | |
| 5 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 2nd Field Company Engineers | |
| 21 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 31 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Field Company Engineers | |
| 26 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Field Company Engineers |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lynette Turner
Enlisted under alias George Donaldson
Biography contributed by Sandra Barry
George was the son of George Donaldson and Louisa Emma Donaldson nee Seyler.
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