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O'DONNELL, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 730 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1914, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds , Palestine, 17 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery Row V, Grave 9. Chaplain Rev. D. Gibley officiated. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 730, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 730, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anglo Egyptian embarkation_ship_number: A25 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 730, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Anglo Egyptian, Sydney | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 730, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Shell wound to the arm, shoulder and head fracturing the skull. | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 730, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 730 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-07-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name Michael Alexander O'Donnell but served at Michael O'Donnell. Appears on page 93 Attestation paper
Son of Michael James O'Donnell and Honorah O'Donnell nee Bronson of Yannathan, Gippsland, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother J.D. O'Donnell of Hopetoun Street, West Brunswick, Victoria later of Waikerie, SA due to his father being unttraceable
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal