Regimental number | 2131 |
Place of birth | Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Drayman |
Address | Main Avenue, Wilston, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Mary Jane McNally, Arthur Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Australian Remount Unit 2, Squadron 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 28/3/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Veterinary Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Taken on strength, 9th Mobile Veterinary Section, Moascar, 5 March 1917. Admitted to 24th Stationary Hospital, Ferry Post, 16 May 1917 (inflamed joints); transferred to Citadel Hospital, Cairo, 19 May 1917; discharged to duty, 30 May 1917. Joined Australian Army Veterinary Corps Details, Moascar, 1 June 1917. Admitted to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 2 June 1917 (haemorrhoids); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 13 June 1917; discharged from hospital, 29 June 1917. Admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Moascar, ber 1917 (lumbago); transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 14 October 1917 (cystitis); discharged to Rest Camp, Port Said, 2 November 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1917; disembarked Sydney, 20 December 1917, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged, 2 February 1918 (disability: chronic cystitis). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DONALDSON William |