Regimental number | 2809 |
Place of birth | Tuaw, Galway, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | GPO Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Daughter, Mary Constance Donellan, St Joseph's Convent, Subiaco, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Military Police for 174 days. |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Geraldton, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: England Embarked Fremantle, 29 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917; marched in to 10th Training Bn, Parkhouse, 21 March 1917; taken on strength of 67th Bn, Windmill Hill, 26 April 1917; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 1 September 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 27 September 1917; disembarked Perth, 12 November 1917; discharged, 29 November 1917 (medically unfit: senility). Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DONELLAN Michael |