William Donnellan (1898-1917)
An ongoing project to commemorate and research the lives of those who appear on war memorials and rolls of honour in the local area, who served in the military, or whose deaths were linked to conflict.
Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922
The following extract is from Huddersfield's Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 (2014) by J. Margaret Stansfield:
- DONNELLAN, WILLIAM. Private. No 240649. 2/5th Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Born Castlegate, Huddersfield, 19.10.1898. Educated St. Patrick's Roman Catholic School. Employed as a mill hand by Mr T.A. Cocking, Waterloo Mills. Lived 27 Gelder Terrace, Moldgreen. Married. Enlisted October 1914. Reported missing, presumed killed, at the Battle of Bullecourt, 3.5.1917, aged 19 years. Has no known grave. Commemorated ARRAS MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Private WILLIAM DONNELLAN
- regiment: Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding)
- died: Thursday, May 3, 1917
- record ID: 747591
Links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission (ID #747591)
- Imperial War Museums: Lives of the First World War (ID #1668255)