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MCDONNELL, Elces Joseph
| Service Number: | 1007 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1007, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1007, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Elias Joseph McDonnell
Name: Elias Joseph McDonnell
Service Number: 1007
Place of Birth: Roseworthy
Date of Birth: 6 June 1894
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 5 January 1915
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Father – Martin McDonnell
Occupation: Stockman
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private 9
th Light Horse
Elias was the son of Martin and Bridget McDonnell [nee Crowley].Upon
completing basic training, Elias left Adelaide on HMAT A19 Afric on 26 May
1915 and fought at Gallipoli from 5 August. He was wounded in action on 5
September, being treated for a gunshot wound at Heliopolis Hospital. On 6
November Elias was treated for a septic thumb at the Australian General
Hospital at Gezira, Cairo, Egypt, rejoining his unit on 18 January 1916. Six
weeks later he was admitted to the 1st Australian General Hospital at
Heliopolis with influenza.
Elias was transferred to the 3rd Light Horse Regiment on 6 March. He was
hospitalised with heart strain from 23 March to 5 July at the Military Hospital
at Ras-el-tin, Alexandria. As a result, Elias was returned to Australia on the
Karoola on 5 July and was discharged as medically unfit on 12 October.
Submitted 19 October 2023 by christopher collins