1.Listed Bungendore War Memorial Hall ROH(1917), Bygone Queanbeyan as" John Francis 2 Pioneer Battalion".
2. “MAPPING ANZACS”: Service Number: 64 ;POB:Bywong Station,Gundaroo,NSW (1885) :POE: ;NOK:Mrs P.J.Donnelly "Douglas "Bungendore.
3. AWM Embarkation Roll: Rank:Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant ;Unit: HQ 1 Australian Division (October 1914) ; Age: 29 2/12 (Born 28.06.1885) ; Occupation: Soldier ; DOE:1.09.1914 ; Embarked:22.10.1914.Melbourne .HMAT Orvieto.A3.
4. AWM Nominal Roll: Rank:Lieutenant Colonel ;Unit: 2 Pioneers ; RTA:12.06.1919
5.Australian Dictionary of Biography (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/donnelly-john-francis-5996) contains an article on John Francis Donnelly (1885-1962 ) by K.R.White.Arrived Gallipoli 28.06.1915,wounded within a week and ex-vacuated.On return he was commissioned as a Second Lt in the 9 Bn on 4 August.In France he was subsequently promoted to Major in March 1917.He was awarded the DSO in June 1917 and was also Mentioned in Despatches three times during the war.He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 17 February 1919 and commanded the 1st Pioneer Battalion until its abandonment.On RTA he returned to Bungendore and became an auctioner.he died of cancer on 18.09.1962 and was buried in Canberra.
6. Charles Edward (714),Charlotte (Sister) ,John Francis (64) and Patrick Joseph (55) Donnelly were all Siblings.
7. The AWM Collection contains a number of relics that belonged to Donnelly: REL 35867-Turkish belt buckle : Lieutenant JF Donnelly, 2 Division Headquarters AIF;REL35868-German belt buckle : Major JF Donnelly DSO , 2 Pioneer Battalion,AIF; REL 35869-Identification bracelet: Captain JF Donnelly,2 Pioneer Battalion AIF;REL 35870-Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League Badge: Lieutenant Colonel JF Donnelly DSO,I Pioneer Battalion, AIF;REL 35871-Ingauration Universal Training Badge: Sergeant Major JFDonnelly,AMF.
