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DONOVAN, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 501 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Place of Enlistment Lismore NSW. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales. Australia, 2 March 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW RC3 - Roman Catholic FM 3, Position 861 |
| Memorials: | Goonellabah Roll of Honour, South Gundurimba Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 501, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment Lismore NSW. | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 501, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 501, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 15 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 501, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot Wound to R Elbow | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 14 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 501, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron, Gunshot Wound to Forehead | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron | |
| 23 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
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