CULBARD, Donald Herbert
| Service Number: | 2330 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birkenhead, Liverpool, England, December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Dollar Academy, Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Baker / Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Somme, France, Belgium, 28 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31. , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Riverton Methodist Church Honour Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2330 | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2330, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2330, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Persia, Melbourne | |
| 19 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2330, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2330, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 2330, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2330 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-08-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born at Liverpool, England.
Youngest son of Wallace Culbard (b. 27/12/1845 Elgin, Moray, Scotland) and
Mother Emily Culbard (nee Hamlington), of Park Gate Road, Neston, Cheshire, England.
Father’s occupation: tea planter, Soongal, India.
Donald was educated at Dollar Academy.
He boarded with Mr Malcolm, with his two brothers and left school, England, in 1911.
Occupation: apprentice baker
Brother:
430193 Corporal Francis Arthur Culbard - 5th Candian Engineers Battalion
(b. 08/05/1889 in Palampur, Kangra Valley, Punjab, India)
Wife: Frances Maude Culbard
03/03/1915 enlisted at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Survived WWI
21/03/1936 passed away
buried in: Campbell River Cemetery, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
1914 - Sister Janet Chisholm Culbard
married John Elliot Scott of Sholayor Tea Estate, S. India
(son of the late William Scott, solicitor)
Subsequently he emigrated to Adelaide, South Australia.
He moved to Jamestown (far north of Adelaide), South Australia where he was engaged in farming.
Donald was described on enlisting as 19 years 5 months of age; 5' 6 3/4" tall; 140 lbs;
fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England
06/04/1915 He enlisted into WWI at Keswick, South Australia
10/04/1915 appointed to 7th reinforcements, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mitcham Camp
10/06/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT Persia
as a Private with 12th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
19/09/1915 proceeding to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli, ex Zeitoun
28/09/1915 taken on strength 12th Infantry Battalion in Gallipoli, ANZAC
06/01/1916 disembarked off of HMT Lake Michigan into Alexandria
01/03/1916 transferred to 52nd Infantry Battalion
05/06/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria, onboard HT Ivernia
12/06/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
03/10/1916 promoted to Lance Corporal
08/11/1916 promoted to Corporal
07/05/1917 proceeded to join unit in Etaples, France
19/06/1917 promoted to Sergeant
12/07/1917 to 2nd Anzac Infantry School, France
11/08/1917 rejoined 52nd Infantry Battalion, France
28/08/1917 Killed in action, in the field (aged 21), Somme, France
Buried: west of Messines, France
**Unfortunately due to continual bombing throughout the area, his grave was not relocated.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (3094); British War medal (14204); Victory medal (14147)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (330026)
His name is commemorated on:
- Panel 155 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
- Panel 7 at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Flanders, Belgium
- Dollar Academy.
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 22/03/2017. Lest we forget.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1895 Culbard Donald Herbert Birkenhead 8a 556.
Sergeant 2330 Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 52nd Bn.
Youngest son of Wallace and Emily Culbard, of Park Gate Road, Neston, Cheshire, England.
Father’s occupation: tea planter, Soongal, India.
Educated at Dollar Academy. He boarded with Mr Malcolm and left in 1911.
Occupation: apprentice baker.
He emigrated to Adelaide, South Australia, where he was engaged in farming.
He attested at Keswick, South Australia on 06/04/1915.
He saw active service in Egypt and at Gallipoli.
He had been six months in France when he was killed aged 21 in Belgium.
Commemorated at Dollar Academy.
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