Edward Thomas O'DONNELL

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O'DONNELL, Edward Thomas

Service Number:	2132
Enlisted:	27 June 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Brompton, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cleaner, SA Railways
Died:	Beverley, South Australia, 9 November 1969, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Plot H
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

27 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2132, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
28 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2132, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
28 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2132, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
23 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From the 43rd Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2132, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left hand
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 2132, 30th Infantry Battalion
17 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2132, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas McDonald O'Donnell and Catherine O'Donnell nee Fletcher of Torrens Road, Brompton, SA formerly of Footscray, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT Karagola disembarking on 9 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 31 May 1928 Edward married Margaret Anderena Swanson in Methodist Church, Exeter, SA.

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