DOLAN, John George
| Service Number: | 3794 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clara Vale, England, March 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bundamba, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Clara Vale Council School |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 17th Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium, 27 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Ipswich Dinmore Roll of Honour, Redbank Plains State School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3794, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3794, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3794, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 25 Oct 1917: | Wounded Private, 3794, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound (left arm and both legs) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"DOLAN, John George. Private, No. 3794, 31st Battalion, D Co. Born and educated at Durham (Eng.). He was the son of James Dolan and Mary Ann Dolan, Ambulance Station, Fitzroy Street, Rockhampton. Prior to enlisting he was a miner. Enlisted at Brisbane, February, 1916, and went into Enoggera Camp, where he was attached to the 31st Batt. He sailed for England 19th September, 1916, per S.S. "Seang Choon," and arrived 10th December, 1916, when he went to Salisbury Plains for training. He left for France 4th February, 1917, and went into action at Baupaume, Armentieres, Bullecourt, Polygon Wood, and Passchendaele Ridge, where he was severely wounded 24th October, 1917. He was sent back to the 17th Casualty Clearing Station, where he died of wounds 27th October, 1917. He was buried at Lyssenthvek Cemetery, France." - from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War
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