John Donnelly

Name   John Donnelly

Number    Private 4180

Battalion      7^th Battalion  

Place of Birth   Mirboo 

Next of Kin   His father Michael Donnelly of Orbost then Thorpdale

Date and place of enlistment   Korumburra 29/7/1915

Physical details on enlistment Age 29 years 10 months. 5’7 ½ ”, 160 pounds, green eyes and black hair.

Religion   Roman Catholic

Occupation   Labourer

Date and place of death

He was killed in action on 25/2/1917

Location of grave or memorial

He is remembered on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial

Relationship to Woorayl Shire

Associated with Fairbank

 Military History

• 29/7/15 He enlisted in Korumburra
• He is on the Fairbank Honour Roll.
• He was originally in the 13^th reinforcement 7^th battalion
• 29/12/15 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes
• At sea from Alexandra to Marseilles he went to sleep on sentry duty and was sentenced to a years detention
• 31/3/16 His sentence was commuted to 60 days
• 7/4/16 He was in the 7^th General Hospital St Omar with mumps
• 1/5/16 He joined his unit
• 9/8/16 He was in hospital sick
• 18/1/17 He joined his unit
• 25/2/17 He was killed in action
• His effects were a belt, coins, identity disc, pipe case, scarf, balaclava
• His father received all medals, his plaque and scroll.