Colonel John Francis Donnelly

Service number 64
Ranks Held Captain, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant
Birth Date 1885-06-28
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Gundaroo
Death Date 1962-09-18
Death Place Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
Final Rank Colonel
Service Australian Imperial Force
Unit 2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion
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Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-11
Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04
Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-04
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

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    Foot Locker : Lieutenant J F Donnelly, 2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF

    Turkish belt buckle : Lieutenant J F Donnelly, 2 Division Headquarters, AIF

    German belt buckle : Major J F Donnelly DSO, 2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF

    Identification bracelet : Captain J F Donnelly, 2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF

    Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League Badge : Lieutenant Colonel J F Donnelly DSO, 1 Pioneer Battalion, AIF

    Universal Training medalet : Sergeant Major J F Donnelly, AMF

    Shipping tag for foot locker : Lieutenant J F Donnelly, 2 Pioneer Battalion, AIF

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Timeline

Date of birth 28 June 1885
Date of enlistment 01 September 1914
Date of embarkation 21 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 03 March 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 20 May 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 29 May 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 27 January 1919
Date returned to Australia 12 June 1919
Date of death 18 September 1962

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