Regimental number | 6507 |
Place of birth | Strokestown, Co Roscommon, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 2 Bay Street, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Daughter, Molly Donelan, Clonfree Arcadia Road, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Irish Rifles for 3 years (time expired). |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 7 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 December 1916; taken on strength, 19th Bn, 5 February 1917. Admitted to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 12 April 1917 (septic thumb); transferred to 2nd Division Rest Station, 12 April 1917; to 4th Field Ambulance, 13 April 1917; to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 13 April 1917; by Ambulance Train to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 18 April 1917, and admitted, 19 April 1917; to England, 22 April 1917, and admitted to 2nd Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, 24 April 1917. Granted furlough, 6 June 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917; re-embarked on board 'Euripides' for Sydney, 27 September 1917; discharged, 22 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DONELAN Joseph |