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William DONOHOE

Regimental number6798
Place of birthBrighton, Victoria
SchoolState School, Ballarat, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm hand
AddressNorth Brighton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Donohoe, Coronation Street, North Brighton, Victoria
Enlistment date10 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 May 1918
Place of death or woundingAncre, France
Age at death18
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Sarah DONOHOE, 65 King William Street, Fitzroy, Victoria. Nattive of Brighton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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