NOTE:- Known as Frank DONELLAN and as Joseph LESLIE. Husband of Lucy Donellan, of Bolton, Lancashire, estranged for 10 years. Brother-in-law of Bert Waller and brother of Mrs. Waller, of “Gibside”, West Street, Crewe, Cheshire. Enlisted 06/07/1915 at Melbourne into 21st Bn., Australian Imperial Forces, and discharged 23/08/1915 for misconduct having been drunk in camp and having brought spiritous liquor into the camp (per details contained within service records under Private 4578. Also previously numbered 4279. Re-enlisted “owing to loss of original attestation papers,” having previously re-enlisted 27/08/1915 at Melbourne as Private 4536 in 14th Bn., and later reported absent without leave since 07/03/1916 from Broadmeadows Camp, and declared a illegally absent and a Deserter 19/04/1916. On that enlistment birthplace was given as Bolton, Lancashire.
Leslie (Donellan), Joseph (Frank) –
Personal details
- Surname: Leslie (Donellan)
- Forename: Joseph (Frank)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Crewe, Cheshire (Bolton, Lancashire)
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: Not known
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 24th Battalion, Australian Infantry.
- Service number: 4578
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: March 2nd, 1916 - 1916-03-02
- Enlistment location: Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Not known
- CWGC reference: Not known