Regimental number | 406 |
Place of birth | Gladstone, New South Wales |
School | St Joseph's and Sisters of Mercy (Catholic) Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Police Station, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Arthur Donnelly, Police Station, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 35th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/52/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 35th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 125 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Rose DONNELLY, Cooma, New South Wales. Born at Gladstone, McLeavy River, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins Sergeant John Dwyer MM and Sergeant P F Donnelly Gallipoli Landing. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |