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O'DONNELL, Alexander Isadore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5448 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5448, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5448, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5448, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5448, 19th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back. Invalided to England on 5 October 1918 | |
| 11 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5448, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward William O'Donnell and Ellen O'Donnell of 'Yarragundry', Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Brother of Edward William O'Donnell who returned to Australia on 23 December 1918 having served with the 6th Light Horse Regiment
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Berrimah disembarking on 17 February 1919 at Melbourne then to Sydney by boat.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal