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O'DONOVAN, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3593 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 1891 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brass Finisher |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, May 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Catholic section, Lawn 3, Grave 654. Interred on 19 May 1970. May have been reclaimed |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3593, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3593, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3593, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 7th Field Company Engineers, From 17th Battalion | |
| 28 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3593, 7th Field Company Engineers, Multiple wounds including arm, neck and thigh. Invalided to England on 5 November 1917 | |
| 29 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3593, 7th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of JohnO'Donovan and Maria O'Donovan of Hercules Street, Dulwich Hill, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypiringa disembarking on 5 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1934c Thomas married Henrietta Clare in Redfern, NSW