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O'DEA, Charles David
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Kelly, Charles David - Birth Name |
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| Service Numbers: | 7733 , 9424 |
| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Enlisted at National Park, NSW. Originally issued with number 7733 but was changed |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Enmore, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Springbank, South Australia, 17 June 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 16, Grave 59. Buried under his rightful name of Charles David Kelly. Interred on 18 June 1955 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7733 , 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at National Park, NSW. Originally issued with number 7733 but was changed | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 27 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, In France | |
| 19 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 23 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 9424, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Real name was Charles David Kelly but enlisted at Charles David O'Dea.
Husband of Mary O'Dea nee Schollard of Marian Street, Enmore, NSW. Father of Charles David O'Dea and Kathleen O'Dea. Charles and Mary married during 1913c in Newtown, NSW
Commenced return to Australia aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 21 March 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Residential address at the time of death was Kadina, SA