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James William DONAGHY

Regimental number1099
Place of birthCampbelltown, New South Wales
SchoolCampbelltown Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressKempsey, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, James Donaghy, 'Blacklea', Emmett Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHis great-grandfather - Rixon came to Australia a soldier in one of the first Fleet.
FateDied of wounds 29 April 1918
Place of death or woundingDied in 8th General Hospital, France.
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBoisguillaume Communal Cemetery Extension (Row D. Grave No. 20B), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sophia DONAGHY, Dudley Street, Lidcombe, New South Wales. Native of Campbelltown, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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