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Full Name: Private Robert Edward Donelley
Rank Last Held: Private
Forename(s): Robert Edward
Surname: Donelley
Also Known As:
  • Joe Donelley
  • Robert Edward Donnelly
War: World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.: 12/973
First Known Rank: Private
Next of Kin: Donnelly, Kohukohu, Hokianga, New Zealand
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment Address: Kohukohu, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation: Main Body
Embarkation Unit: Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date: 16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:
Vessel: Star of India or Waimana
Destination: Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914)
Nominal Roll Number: 193
Last Unit Served: Auckland Infantry Battalion
Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death: 8 August 1915
Age at Death: 27
Year of Death: 1915
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Memorial Name:
  • Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
  • Family Memorial at Kohukohu Cemetery, Northland
Memorial Reference: 10
Biographical Notes: Son of Thomas William Henry and Harriet Donelley of Kohukohu, Hokianga.
Description of Image: Family Memorial at Kohukohu Cemetery, Northland (C.A. Fortune, 2004)
Further References: Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
Additional Information: Surname appears as Donnelly in Nominal Rolls, as Donelly in Archives New Zealand
Sources Used:
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
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