Name
William Frederick Donisch
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/11/1916
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Captain
Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
25th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
III. B. 27.
France
Headstone Inscription
None
UK & Other Memorials
Digswell House Australian Hospital Memorial, St John's Church, Digswell
Pre War
William Frederick Donisch was living in Marburg, Queensland prior to enlistment and gives his mother Magdalene Donisch as next of kin. Occupation: Civil Servant.
Wartime Service
He enlisted on 30 March 1915 and served as a lieutenant in the 25th Battalion , C Company, of the Australian Infantry. His unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on
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Additional Information
Commemorated on University of Queensland Roll of Honour ('Pro Patria Ceciderunt'; They fell for their Country), St Lucia, Queensland
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
