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O'DOHERTY, Joseph Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5377 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Londonderry, Ireland, 1 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Due to war service, Queensland, Australia, 8 October 1939, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5377, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5377, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5377, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 28 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, Strained back. Embarked for England on 2 March 1917. | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5377, 19th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. Evacuated to England on 8 August 1918 | |
| 23 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5377, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hugh Camillus O'Doherty and L.C. O'Doherty of Bay View Terrace, Londonderry, Ireland.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 September 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 12 November 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal