DORNAN, George Irwin
| Service Number: | 1641 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1916, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Belfast Ireland |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France, 7 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery XIII D 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll, Fremantle Scots Church Memorial To The Fallen, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1641, 44th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1641, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1641, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Minnie DORNAN. Born at Belfast, Ireland
Biography contributed by Helen Harmer
George Irwin Dornan was born in Belfast in 1886. He enlisted at the same time as his brother John at Blackboy Hill on the 13.1.16, aged 30 years 11 months. He was a grocer & dairy produce merchant, living in the family home in McCleery St, South Fremantle. He was Presbyterian. The brothers were given sequential Service numbers. George was Private 1641 with the 44th Infantry Battalion and is described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a chest measurement of 33-35 inches, dark complexion, grey eyes and black hair. He embarked on the 6.6.16 on A29, Suevic. Minnie (mother) and Greta (sister) were living in Madrid St, Belfast. His father was deceased. The 44th Battalion was sent to the area around Armentières until early 1917, when it was transferred to Belgium and the Ploegsteert area. On the 21st of July 1917 Geroge went absent without leave for nine hours, was given 4 days of Field punishment number 2 and had to forfeit 5 days’ pay. George was appointed Lance Corporal on the same day as his brother John, on the 1.11.17. On 13.3.1918, he was sent to hospital with scabies. George was killed in action on the 7.4.18, 10 days after John was wounded. His body was hastily buried in the field, then found after the war and reburied in Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery Memorial XIII D7.
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