The Family of Thomas William Dolan

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Last updated February 24, 2002

 

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1.      Thomas William DOLAN b.?  d. 9 April 1890  buried Burra South Australia. m. 13 Mar 1852, in C of E. Willunga, South Australia, Mary Ann ARNELL,(Arnold) b. b1835 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. d. 9 September 1911. Buried West Tce Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.

                             Children:

            2.       i      Samuel b. 15 Jan 1857.

 

Second Generation

 

2.      Samuel DOLAN b. 15 Jan 1857, Bull's Creek, South Australia, m. 31 Dec 1878, in Lyndoch C of E, Anne REEKS, also known as: Rogers b. c1856, Waterditch Hampshire, (daughter of George ROGERS and Emma Lydia REEKS) d. 29 Jul 1948, Waikerie, South Australia.  Samuel died 30 Dec 1921, Waikerie, South Australia, buried: Waikerie, South Australia.

           

                             Children:

            3.       i      Emma Mary b. 22 Oct 1879.

                      ii     Samuel George DOLAN b. 1 Jun 1881, Gawier, South Australia, m. Mary Margaret O'HALLORAN.  Samuel died 30 Mar 1938.

                      iii     Frederick George DOLAN b. 7 Apr 1883, Angaston South Australia, m. Lucy BRAND.  Frederick died 14 Aug 1966.

                      iv    William Percival DOLAN b. 24 Oct 1884, Lyndoch, South Australia, d. 24 Oct 1917, Belgium, buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery. Poperinge, Be.

            4.       v     Henry Arnold b. 8 Jan 1887.

                      vi    Rebecca Annie DOLAN b. 3 Jul 1889, Hd Lindley, South Australia, m. Isaac Leslie JOHNSON.

                      vii    Thomas DOLAN b. 17 May 1891, Hd Lindley, South Australia, m. Ethel BROWN.  Thomas died 12 Aug 1964.

                      viii   Murray DOLAN b. 26 Aug 1893, Hd Lindley, South Australia, m. Constance Ruth FARMER.  Murray died 0 May 1943.

                      ix    Lydia Marie DOLAN b. 1 Oct 1895, Hd Lindley, South Australia, m. Ellis John Osman ROWE, b. 6 Oct 1900.

                      x     Matthew DOLAN b. 24 Aug 1898, Hd Lindley, South Australia, d. 11 Apr 1917, France.  Villiers-Bretooeux Memorial Somme, France

 

The Dolan Brothers

 

William	Henry	William’s Grave	Murray	Matthew

 

 

As appeared in  'The Murray Pioneer'   2nd  February  1917

 

         There are now four of the Dolan brothers serving with the Australian Expeditionary Forces. Private Harry Arnold Dolan last wrote to his wife from France, where he had recently landed.  He left Australia on August the 12th and landed in England on the 2nd October and he was in France early in November. Gunner M Dolan and Private William P Dolan have now been serving for about two years.  They were both present in the Gallipoli Campaign. The 3rd brother enlisted at the same time as Private Harry A Dolan.

 

As appeared in 'The Murray Pioneer'  13 July 1917

The Fighting Dolans

Renmark Man's Stirring Story

 

         Private Harry A Dolan, who was recently reported wounded, had a wonderful escape from death in the action in which his wounds were received, and the last letter received by his wife from him recounts some of his experiences.  They went into the firing line on a Saturday afternoon and leapt their parapets at 2 am., Sunday morning, hoping to take the German trenches, which they were informed were only held buy a few of the enemy.  They were, however mistaken at that point.  There were 124 Australians in the advancing party when they were within 200 yards of the Germans, the latter put up flares and then plastering them with shells and machine-gun fire.  A small group of 5 Australians, including Private Dolan, got ahead of the main body and as they were isolated they were compelled to seek shelter in a shell-hole, and it was whilst they were holding out here that the late Privates Moss of Berri and another mate were killed.

 

         At dawn, three Germans came up from behind them, and the three Australian soldiers in the crater immediately shot them, this caused a crowd of Germans to spring out of their trenches ahead to look where the shots had come from. Private Dolan turned his machine-gun on them and downed about half of their number and the rest turned and ran.  Then came an enemy bullet which put his machine-gun out of action, and also wounded him in the hand, so that Private Dolan resorted to firing with his rifle until this was chocked with the blood from his wound.

 

         Taking a look over the crater he got two more bullets in his left sleeve another wound in his arm. It was now about 10 am and the Germans commenced shelling them and calling (in very good English) on them to surrender.  The first shell exploded about five feet away and nearly buried them, so the three men decided to run.  Private Dolan said he never expected to get back.  His rifle was shot out of his hand before he had gone many yards and he was shot in the thumb and both his mates were now shot down.  Private Dolan dodged into a crater again and saw German soldiers take off his two wounded comrades.  Eventually he got back to his own lines by making 100 yard spurts and sinking in a shell hole and then on again.  It was 12 noon when he got among friends and had his wounds dressed and after a further 6 miles walk he had his wounds further attended to.  He is now in hospital in England where he expects to be for 2 or 3 months.

 

         Private Matthew Dolan who was reported missing at the same time that his brother was wounded, has not since been heard of.

 

         Private Murray Dolan is in England suffering with an abscess. Private William  Dolan when last heard of was still in the firing line.

 

        

 

 

 

Third Generation

 

3.      Emma Mary DOLAN b. 22 Oct 1879, Lyndoch, South Australia, m. 1906, in Kapunda, South Australia, William BLAND, b. 10 Mar 1869, d. 25 Nov 1964, buried: Berri, South Australia.  Emma died 25 Dec 1949.

                             Children:

                      i      Walter BLAND b. 1906, d. 1908.

                      ii     Olive Annie BLAND b. 1908, m. ? SMALL.

                      iii     Mary Ellen BLAND b. 1910, m. ? WILLIAMS.

                      iv    Arthur George BLAND b. 1912.

 

4.      Henry Arnold DOLAN b. 8 Jan 1887, Hd Lindley, South Australia, m. 1910, in Congregational Church, Renmark, South Au, Edith Florence Caroline PRIESTER, b. 1890, Curowa, New South Wales, Australia, d. 13 Aug 1960, Glenelg, South Australia.  Henry died 15 Mar 1952, Renmark, South Australia, buried: Renmark, South Australia.

                             Children:

                      i      John Maxwell DOLAN b. 25 May 1916, Renmark, South Australia, m. 31 Oct 1942, in Congregational Church, Renmark, South Au, Janet Mary CARROLL, b. 27 Apr 1922, Renmark, South Australia, d. 24 Oct 1989, Magill, South Australia.  John died 9 Jul 1968, Mildura, Victoria, Australia, buried: Renmark, South Australia.