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Francis Lawrence DONNELLY

Regimental number3052
Place of birthPenola, South Australia
SchoolMillicent and Port Wakefield Public Schools, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressPublic School, Port Broughton, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Bernard Donnelly, Public School, Port Broughton, South Australia
Enlistment date14 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1918
Place of death or woundingCorbie, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 18), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Bernard and Catherine DONNELLY, 41 Stuart Road, Dulwich, South Australia. Born at Penola, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3371 Pte Peter DONNELLY, 4th Divisional Salvage Corps, returned to Australia, 21 June 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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