Place of birth | Raymond Terrace, New South Wales |
School | Maitland High School, Maitland, New South Wales |
Other training | Graduate of Sydney University |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Schoolmaster |
Address | North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Gertrude Margerite Dorney, 'Blantyre', 291 Ernest Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 33rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/50/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 33rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 32.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row P, Grae No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 122 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary DORNEY, husband of Gertrude M. DORNEY, 18 Cammeroy Avenue, North Sydney, New South Wlaes. Born at New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |