Service number | V80044 |
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Ranks Held | Captain, Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel |
Birth Date | 1889-03-19 |
Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Elsternwick |
Death Date | 1986-05-05 |
Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Windsor |
Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Service | Australian Imperial Force |
Unit | 8th Australian Infantry Battalion |
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Gazettes |
Published in London Gazette in 1918-11-27 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-03-14 |
Lieutenant Colonel William Donovan Joynt
Description
Donovan Joynt (1889-1986) enlisted in Melbourne in May 1915. Posted to France as an officer, he was wounded in September 1916. In an attack at Herleville Wood on 23 August 1918, with his own company commander dead, and the leading battalion shaken and reduced by heavy losses, Joynt took charge. At one point he located the source of heavy machine-gun fire from a wood and led a bayonet attack on it. He continued to fight and provide vital leadership and inspiration until wounded by a shell.
After the war Joynt founded a printing and publishing company in Melbourne. He served again during the Second World War. A prominent veteran, he was aged 97 when he died.
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- London Gazette
- 27 November 1918 on page 14040 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 14 March 1919 on page 422 at position 2
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
Timeline
Date of birth | 19 March 1889 | |
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Date of birth | 19 March 1889 | |
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 21 May 1915 | Enlisted at Melbourne. |
Date of enlistment | 24 December 1915 | |
Date promoted | 24 December 1915 | Appointed to 2nd Lieutenant and posted to 8 Battalion. |
Date of embarkation | 07 March 1916 | |
Date wounded | 30 September 1916 | Wounded during a successful night raid on enemy trenches and for his services was commended in Divisional Orders. |
Date promoted | 31 December 1916 | Promoted to Lieutenant. |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 01 September 1918 | |
Date promoted | 29 October 1918 | Promoted to Captain. |
Date returned to Australia | 22 December 1919 | |
Other | 11 June 1920 | Appointment to AIF ended. |
Date of death | 05 May 1986 | |
Date of death | 05 May 1986 |
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