John O'DONNELL

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Service Number:	5401
Enlisted:	28 February 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Geraldton, Western Australia, 1872
Home Town:	West Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Leederville, Perth, Western Australia, 19 April 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section GA, Grave 0203
Memorials:

28 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5401, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA
17 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5401, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5401, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle
12 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5401, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Shell wound to the left arm. Embarked for England on 18 August 1916 aboard HS Brighton
11 Jun 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5401, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding and being over age

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On historical records his full name is given as John Patrick O'Donnell but served as John O'Donnell and year of birth as 1871.

Son of John O'Donnell and Margaret O'Donnell nee Deveney of Geraldton, WA.

Husband of Mary O'Donnell nee Liddington of Duke Street, West Perth, WA. John and Mary married during 1914c in WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 5 May 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal