O'DONNELL, ohn Layman
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1915, Enlisted in Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia, 26 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shipping Clerk |
| Died: | Wahroona, New South Wales, Australia, 26 February 1961, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Sydney, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the shoulder. | |
| 30 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John GeorgeO'Donnell and Elizabeth Amelia O'Donnell, of 'Rosemount', Wallace Street, Kogarah, NSW.
Brother of Harold Gordon O'Donnell who died on 21 June 1917 from wounds received while serving with the 5th Machine Gun Company and is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Plot X1, Row C, Grave 12 and Alexander Thomas O'Donnell who was killed in action on 20 July 1916 while serving with the 54th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Panel 11.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1918 aboard HT Tofua disembarking on June 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c John married Margaret Robina Jackson
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