John Donnelly
Name John Donnelly
Number Private 4180
Battalion 7th 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 13th reinforcement 7th 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 7th 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.
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