Christopher DONOVAN

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Service Number:	5085
Enlisted:	10 January 1916, Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albany, Western Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Albany, Albany, Western Australia
Schooling:	Albany State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 11 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany St. Joseph's Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bornholm Elleker-Youngs District War Memorial, Bornholm Kronkup & District Honour Roll, Bornholm Memorial Shields, Elleker Service Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

10 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth, WA
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
21 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, France
7 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5085, 48th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW to right leg (severe). Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 27 February 1917.
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 5085, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5085 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-11
11 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5085, 48th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First)

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