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Colin DOONE

ReligionNo religion stated
OccupationMarine engineer
Addressc/o W Carrington, Best Street, Granville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 11"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Harris, 7 Lead Street, Leicester, England
Enlistment date5 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name17th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 28 July 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1916
Discharge date2 November 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Ascanius', 17 March 1916; disembarked Sydney, 30 April 1916; discharged (medically unfit: dysentery), 2 November 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DOONE Colin

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