*NSW Mounted Rifles KIA Gallipoli* false name Boer War Australian medal Donehue

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE For sale is a Queens South Africa Medal (1899 – 1902) with a rather interesting story. Medal with 4 clasps, ORANGE RIVER, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA 1901, SOUTH AFRICA 1902, impressed named 2072 TPR E.C. DONOHUE. N.S. WALES. M.R. It comes with copy of the medal roll, Nominal roll, newspaper article, WW1 service papers. Edward Douglas Donehue was born on 29/11/1881 in Narrawong, New South Wales. He enlisted into the 3rd Contingent New South Wales Mounted Rifles stating he was born in 1880 as the minimum age being 20 years. He enlisted in 1901 with the regimental number 2017. The unit served in in South Africa From 2/5/1901 to 28/4/1902 in the eastern Transvaal and in eastern Orange Free State. The regiment returned to Australia in June 1902. Note his medal is incorrectly named Donohue when it should be Donehue, further his service # is 2017 however the medal and roll displays 2072!WW1 serviceHe appears as a member of the Australian Naval and Military Expedition with the service # 212. He states his previous service in South Africa as 18 months, enlisting on 11/8/1914 he served as part of ‘B’ company who seized German New Guinea from the Germans in 1914. He discharged time expired on 4/3/1915. However, he re-enlisted on 12/3/1915 but discharged within the fortnight at his own request. He enlisted for the final time on 16/4/1915 with the 6th Reinforcements 1st Battalion with the new service #2229. He deployed to Egypt leaving Australia in June 1915. He was taken on strength of the 1st Battalion on Gallipoli on 6/8/1915 and was killed the next day, during the Battle of Lone Pine on 7/8/1915. He is buried in the Lone Pine Cemetery. PLOT TWIST !His widow wrote to the authorities declaring that the man buried at Lone Pine was his brother Archie Victor Donehue who had previously used his brothers name to serve with the A.N. & M Force. And just too muddy the waters further his mother had also written to the authorities demanding his medals as his widow (since remarried) was a person of bad character! It is possible that Archie had enlisted under his brother’s name to abandon his wife and two children? The real Edward Douglas Donehue died on 30/7/1962 in Burwood, N.S.W. Please view my other collector's items for sale. Overseas buyers, if you want to buy these and pay direct, this will mean you won't be paying import duty. Get in touch. I can combine postage, please just message me before payment and I can invoice you direct. If you are still bidding on items, let me know and we can discuss a later date for payment. If you have a problem with the transaction at any stage, please contact me, nothing I can do about a problem if you don't let me know first.

Price: 1495 AUD

Location: Morley, WA

End Time: 2025-01-05T00:11:28.000Z

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