DONOVAN, Patrick
| Service Number: | 1753 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, Callan, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 February 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1753, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1753, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Age on arrival in Australia-24
Address-c/o Mrs Mackay, Federal Hotel, Rockhampton, Queensland
Age at embarkation-29
Next of kin-Phillip Donovan, Castle Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Enlistment date 12 January 1915
Place of enlistment-Rockhampton, Queensland
Rank on enlistment-Private
9th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/26/2
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 April 1915
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Embarked Brisbane, 8 April 1915; taken on strength of 9th Bn, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 26 May 1915.
Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance and transferred to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, 15 August 1915 (diarrhoea); discharged to duty and rejoined unit in the field, 21 August 1915.
Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 29 August 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to St John's Hospital, Malta, 4 September 1915; to England, 9 September 1915; admitted to King George's Hospital, London, England, 16 September 1915.
Marched in, from hospital, to Overseas Base, Cairo, Egypt, 4 February 1916; re-joined Bn, Serapeum, 6 March 1916.
Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916; mustered as Driver, 5 August 1916.
Found guilty, 15 October 1916, of (1) being absent from Parade and (2) drunkenness whilst on duty: awarded 168 hours' Field Punishment No 2.
Re-mustered as Private, 1 January 1917; appointed Lance Corporal, 4 February 1917; reverted to Private at his own request, 10 February 1917.
Sources
NAA: B2455, DONOVAN Patrick
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