GLANFIELD, William Donovan
| Service Number: | 191 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Yarram, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Preston State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Railway Telegraph operator/Assistant Station Master |
| Died: | Died of Illness (cholera), Damascus, Syria, 15 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria |
| Memorials: | Yarram WW1 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Yarram, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 191, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 191, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 191, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 17 Dec 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-15 |
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"GLANFIELD.- Lieutenant Signalling Officer WilliamDonovan Glanfield, of 8th Light Horse, nearly four years service, an original Anzac, paid the supreme sacrifice at Palestine, on October 15, aged 26 years and 6 months, late of Victorian railways.
He died as he lived, beloved by all.
Inserted by his sorrowing father and mother and brother George (on active service), 118 Pitt-street, Sydney." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 02 Nov 1918 (nla.gov.au)
"Gallant Australians.
News has been received that Signalling Lieutenant William Donovan Glanfield, of the 8th Light Horse, and grand-son of the late Mr and Mrs William Donovan, of Bell street, South Preston, died at Damascus on October 15. He was in the Railway Service, and had risen to the position of stationmaster, when his country called him..." - from the Northcote Leader 21 Dec 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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