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MCDONNELL, Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX49787 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 October 1941, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waratah, New South Wales, Australia , 31 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Presumed, Malaya, 15 February 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX49787 | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX49787, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Violet McDonnell, of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Mr and Mrs. J. McDonnell, of Baylis-street, Wagga. have been notified by the Army that their son, Cpl. Kenneth McDonnell, reported missing at the fall of Singapore, is now presumed dead. Cpl. McDonnell was formerly attached to the staff of the Bank of New South Wales.
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