ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

HISLOP, Donald Roy

HISLOP, Donald Roy

Full Name: Donald Roy

HISLOP

Date of Birth: 01

–

1894

Place of birth: Bunbury

Australia

Occupation: Milk Carter

Address: George Street South Bunbury

Next of Kin: Mother-Sarah Ann Hislop

Next of Kin Address: George Street South Bunbury

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 4446

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-02-29

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France.

Age at Death: 22

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

14/03/1916-Joined 28th Battalion 11th Reinforcements
18/05/1916-Proceeded overseas Marseilles France ex. Alexandria 10/05/1916
2/08/1916-Joined 28th Battalion in the field France
4/08/1916-reported missing in Action Villers Brettoneux France
04/08/1916- Killed in Action Pozieres France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 34823

Victory Medal – No. 34576

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 322553.

 

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Villers-Brettoneux Memorial, France

Australian War Memorial Canberra, ACT – Panel No. 113

Bunbury, WA War Memorial.

 

AUTHORS NOTES:-

 

Reply from UWC dated – 1 July, 2015 , states:-

” The conclusion by the Unrecovered War Casualties Unit is that 4446 Private Donald Roy HISLOP was, in all likelihood, killed in action during attacks at Pozieres, France on 4 August, 1916″.

The only direct clear evidence of the Soldier’s fate was provided by 4516- PICKERSGILL. W, who confirmed they had both enlisted at Blackboy Hill Camp, being in the same Platoon and Company.  In a Statement he made on 21 March, 1917  he said that “he was alongside HISLOP when he was blown up by a shell in No Mans Land at Pozieres on 4th August, 1916”.