Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Cundleton, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Roman Catholic priest |
Address | Cundletown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Father, A McDonell, Cundletown, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Chaplain (4th Class) |
Unit name | Chaplains' Corps |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Chaplain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Sea Transports |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 22 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HMT 'Beltana', 17 March 1917; struck off the strength of the AIF. Status of 'for voyage only' converted to 'continuous service', 13 April 1917. Re-embarked, Capetown', on board 'Euripides', 20 April 1917; dis-embarked, Devonport, England, 21 May 1917. Attached to 12th Training Bn, Codford, 27 May 1917. Proceeded overseas to Egypt, 16 July 1917; arrived Alexandria, 4 August 1917; posted for duty to 3rd Light Horse Brigade; taken on strength, 1st Light Horse Training Regiment, Cairo, 18 August 1917. Attached to 3rd Light Horse Brigade, 30 November 1917. [Record of Service indicates that on 6 September 1918 McDonell was posted to Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England: this cannot be confirmed. Posted to 1st Light Horse Brigade, 21 September 1918. Admitted to 14th Army General Hospital, Cairo, with malaria, 28 October 1918; discharged, 4 November 1918. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 5 October 1918 (influenza); granted 14 days' sick leave and allowances, 5 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HMT 'Ultimaroa', 13 March 1919. Re-enlisted for special service in the AIF, 23 May 1919. Embarked Sydney on board HMAT 'Willochra', 26 May 1919; dis-embarked, London, England, 21 July 1919. Medal: British War Medal In World War II he volunteered for duty as an AIF chaplain at Kenmore Orphanage, which had been taken over by the military authorities, but was rejected on account of his age (59). |
Miscellaneous details | Appointment for voyage only. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 80 |
Place of burial | St Patrick's Cemetery, Kenmore, Goulburn, New South Wales |