JEFFREY, Donald
| Service Number: | 4477 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, 26 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metal Polisher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warlencourt British Cemetery Warlencourt British Cemetery, Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4477, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4477, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4477, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney |
Queensland Times Newspaper
I found a newspaper story in The Queensland Times, dated in 1917, from Don's best mate SGT Edward "Sonny" McCabe Service# 4518, 25th Battalion AIF. SGT McCabe served in both the Boer War and the First World War.
It reads, "I have just come out of the trenches and am in a rest camp for a few days. I do not get a chance to write much now. It is very rough over here, with the cold and snow and rain.
It is with regret I have to tell you of poor old Don Jeffrey. Poor Don! I was with him when he was killed, and he asked me to write home and tell them. I buried Don. His mates and I made a nice little cross and put it on his grave. Don was my best mate and a good fellow...
I haven't much to say - only war, I wish I was back in old Ipswich again." etc
Submitted 25 October 2021 by Andy Van Der Syde
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