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Donnelly, John (3116)

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Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC

Age: 18 years 3 months

Enlistment Details: Tuesday, 13 July 1915 – Melbourne, VIC

Service Number: 3116            view online service record

Address:
248 Esplanade East
Port Melbourne, VIC

Next of Kin:
Thomas Donnelly (father)
248 Esplanade East
Port Melbourne, VIC

Embarkation Details:
Date: Wednesday, 29 September 1915
Ship: RMS Osterley
Port: Melbourne, VIC
Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion – 10th Reinforcements

Fate:
RTA: Monday, 3 January 1916
Discharged: Thursday, 23 March 1916

John Donnelly. AWM DASEY0923.

Discharged due to deafness, re-enlisted 12 May 1916 and again on 25 August 1916.

1915 ‘ITEMS OF NEWS.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 25 September, p. 2, viewed 31 August, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91164506

 

1917 ‘A DISCLAIMER.’, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 1 December, p. 3. , viewed 13 Oct 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88368888

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