Patrick John O'DEA

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Service Number:	1792
Enlisted:	28 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ennis, Ireland, 10 March 1879
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 8 August 1916, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide St Patrick's Parish Honor Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Victory Lodge Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1792, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1792, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1792, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1792, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1792 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-08

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Son of Anne O'Dea of 128 Gilbert Street, Adelaide. Brother of G A Wells (nee O'Dea), M Kitson (nee O'Dea)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal