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DONELEY, Austin Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX26624 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 15 February 1921 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (Q), Richmond, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Junior Standard |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 17 April 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Plot No. ~ Plot TT. Row D. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...REST IN PEACE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Richmond War Memorial, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW2, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, QX26624 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 5 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX26624, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Apr 1945: | Discharged |
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