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George Finley DONNISON

Regimental number1492
Place of birthWaverley, New South Wales
SchoolChristian Brothers (Catholic) School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDrover
AddressArlington Street, Five Dock, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Robert Donnison, Arlington Street, Five Dock, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/6/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on 4 October 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 23 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Light Horse Regiment
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHe enlisted at the age of 16 years 1915. He was killed on Good Friday 1918 in the attack on Amman, Palestine.
FateDied of wounds 29 March 1918
Place of death or woundingAmman, Palestine
Age at death18.10
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsThe Basra Memorial, Iraq
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
5
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Thomas Finley and Sarah DONNISON, Great North Road, Five Dock, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin: 1185 Pte Frederick SANDERS, 7th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915.
Other detailsMedals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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