O'DONAHOO, Robert Raymond
| Service Number: | 1399 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 8 December 1972, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Victoria Lawn E, Grave 5265. Interred on 11 December 1972 |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Kangaroo Flat Fire Brigade WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1399 | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1399, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1399, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1399, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded in Action - left foot and ankle sustained. Leg amputated. | |
| 25 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1399 |
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Son of Herbert Graham O'Donahoo and Agnes Ochterlong O'Donahoo nee Kemp of Breen Street, Bendigo, Victoria.
Brother of Allan Kemp O'Donahoo who returned to Australia on 22 May 1919 having served with the 7th Battalion; Arthur Herbert Graham O'Donahoo who was killed in action on 10 August 1915 while serving with the 6th Battalion and is buried in the Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Plot 11, Row A, Grave 63.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1918 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 19 June 1918 having had his left leg amputated.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Robert married Olive Susan Lyall in Victoria
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