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DONOVAN, Walter Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1171, 1565, Q226812 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Stanthorpe, Qld., 9 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Queensland, 2 August 1953, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Texas Cemetery, Texas, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia Ang Section 7 |
| Memorials: | Banana War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1171, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1171, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1565, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1565, 10th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mongolia, Fremantle |
World War 2 Service
| 23 May 1942: | Involvement Corporal, Q226812, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q226812, 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Q226812, 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Thomas DONOVAN and Bella Matilda nee DOWLING, 'Lagoona' Legume, NSW