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Martin Thornton DONNELLY

Regimental number7852
Place of birthArmagh, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressCamooweal, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 3.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs T H Burt, 435 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of heart trouble)
Enlistment date1 October 1917
Place of enlistmentCharters Towers, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 September 1919
Discharge date12 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked on troop train, Brisbane, 29 October 1917; embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 December 1917, and marched in to 1st Training Bn, Sutton Veny, 26 December 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 April 1918; taken on strength, 15th Bn, 17 April 1918. Promoted Corporal, 26 December 1918.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 2 May 1919. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 5 July 1919; discharged, 6 September 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 64 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Port Sydney', 22 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 12 November 1919; discharged, 12 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Medals notations marked 'Returned by 3rd D.B. 10-5-23'.
SourcesNAA: B2455, DONNELLY Martin Thornton

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