George Peter DONOVAN MiD

DONOVAN, George Peter

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 8 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: 15th Light Horse Regiment
Born: Lismore, New South Wales, 13 September 1882
Home Town: Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Area Officer
Died: Natural causes, Lismore, New South Wales, 19 December 1954, aged 72 years
Cemetery: Goonellabah Lawn Cemetery, NSW
Memorials: Goonellabah Roll of Honour, South Gundurimba Public School Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Queensland
28 Sep 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment
16 Dec 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Light Horse Regiment
21 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
28 Jun 1915: Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW - left thigh
22 Jul 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Malwa, Sydney
22 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
1 Dec 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
29 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 15th Light Horse Regiment

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