Thomas Nelson O'DEA

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O'DEA, Thomas Nelson

Service Number:	12656
Enlisted:	4 February 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Field Ambulance
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 13 November 1880
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France, 9 May 1917, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row K, Grave 8
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

4 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12656, 11th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
31 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 12656, 11th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
31 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 12656, 11th Field Ambulance, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide
7 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 12656, 11th Field Ambulance, Compound fracture of the shoulder

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John O'Dea and Mary O'Dea nee Stephens of Adelaide, SA.

Husband of Mary O'Dea formerly Long nee Schultz of Wright Street, Adelaide, SA. Thomas and Mary married on 6 October 1914 in St Patricks Church, Adelaide, SA

Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal were issued to his oldest brother John O'Dea of Queensberry Street, Carlton, Victoria due to Thomas wife Mary having died on 14 October 1917

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