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O'DONNELL, Neil Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 955 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wharf Labourer |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, May 1919, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 955, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 955, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 955, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From 38th Battalion | |
| 30 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 955, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to trench feet |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis O'Donnell and Catherine O'Donnell nee Rourty of Warrnambool, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his sister Kate O'Donnell of Fairy Street, Warrnambool, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia 22 February 1917 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 10 April 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal