Regimental number | 1641 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
School | Belfast, Ireland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | 59 McCleary Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 139 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Minnie Dornan, 30 Madrid Street, Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row D, Grave No.7), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Minnie DORNAN. Born at Belfast, Ireland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1642 Lance Corporal John DORNAN, 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 June 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Fremantle, 6 June 1916; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 21 July 1916. Found Guilty, 24 July 1919, of (1) being absent without leave from 9:30 pm, 21 July 1917, until 6 am, 22 July 1917: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No. 2; forfeits 5 days' pay. Taken on strength of 44th Bn, 13 October 1916; proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, 25 November 1916; appointed Lance Corporal, 1 November 1917. Admitted to 11th Field Ambulance (scabies), 13 March 1918; discharged to duty, 20 March 1918; rejoined Bn from Hospital, 20 March 1918; killed in action, France, 7 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DORNAN George Irwin |