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MCDONNELL, John
| Service Number: | 3735 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3735, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3735, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3735 |
John Joseph McDonnell
Name: John McDonnell
Service Number: 3735
Place of Birth: Kilrush, Ireland
Date of Birth: May/ June 1885
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 1 September 1915
Age at Enlistment: 30 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Mother – Mary Keough / County Clare, Ireland
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private 48th Battalion
Of the 118 McDonnells listed on the National Australian Archives records, only
2 bear any resemblance to the Jack McDonnell appearing on the Roseworthy
Honour Roll for World War One.
Upon completion of basic training, John embarked RMS Malwa at Adelaide on
2 December 1915. In early 1916 he was sent to France with his unit. On 6
August John was wounded in action and was able to rejoin his battalion on 1
October. John was attached to 4th Division Traffic from 27 April 1918, serving
there until the cessation of hostilities. He returned to Australia per
Commonwealth on 13 April 1919,disembarking in Adelaide on 6 June and was
discharged on 29 July.
Leo John McDonnell [John Les McDonnell according to the S.A. Births Index of
Registrations] service number 515810, was born on 18 April 1897 at Bowden –
on-Hill [Ovingham]. The former clerk enlisted in Adelaide on 5 November
1918, giving his mother Margaret McDonnell as next of kin and his religion as
Roman Catholic. Leo John McDonnell was discharged as a Private on 24
December 1918 due to the cessation of hostilities.
Submitted 19 October 2023 by christopher collins