| Regimental number | 12/973 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kohukohu, Hokianga |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Kohukohu |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26.2 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Donnelly, Kohukohu, Hokianga |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 15th Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Memorial Gates, Kohukohu Primary School, Hokianga. Parents: Thomas William Henry and Harriett Donelley, Kohu Kohu, Hokianga |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt (Suez Canal), Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 5 May 1915 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined unit, Anzac Cove, 22 May 1915. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now reported missing. Believed dead, on or about 8 August 1915.' War service: 359 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body. Name recorded on Nominal Roll as DONNELLY; CWGC site as DONELLEY. |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20997877 |