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McDONNELL, Peter
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(Pte) Peter McDonnell
Private Peter McDonnell, 27th Battalion, of Rosewater, SA, with his wife Isabel, and daughter Matilda. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte McDonnell embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Adelaide on HMAT Benalla on 27 October 1915. He transferred to the 10th Battalion with the new service number 2740B. On 19 August 1916 he was killed in action in France, aged 22.
| Regimental number | 2740 |
| Place of birth | Rosewater, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o Mrs E Gardiner, Rosetta Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Isabel McDonnell, c/o Mrs E Gardiner, Rosetta Street, Rosewater, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 2-Aug-15 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915 |
| Fate | Killed in Action 19-23 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, | 59 |
| Australian War Memorial | |
| Miscellaneous information from | Parents: Martin and Mary MCDONNELL; husband of I. MCDONNELL, Rosetta Street, Greytown, South Australia |
| cemetery records |
ID number P06906.001
Collection Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Photographer Bond, Albert E
Date made 1915
DescriptionStudio portrait of 2740 Private (Pte) Peter McDonnell, 27th Battalion, of Rosewater, SA, with his wife Isabel, and daughter Matilda. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte McDonnell embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Adelaide on HMAT Benalla on 27 October 1915. He transferred to the 10th Battalion with the new service number 2740B. On 19 August 1916 he was killed in action in France, aged 22.