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O'DONOHUE, Michael Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3292 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Queensland, Australia , 12 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 8 October 1956, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Service number on the plaque is incorrect. |
| Memorials: | Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3292, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3292, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3292, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 9th Battalion | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3292, 49th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head. Embarked for England on 11 September 1916 | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 49th Battalion in England | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, At Hurdcott, England | |
| 14 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3292, 49th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left leg. Invalided to England on 21 August 1918 | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3292, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Royal Hotel, Hughenden, QLD
Son of Michael O'Donohue and Elizabeth O'Donohue nee Cullin of Bowen Police Station, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on 17 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 26 November 1920 Michael married Katherine Colina MacPherson in QLD
Post war Michael was employed with the Gin Gin Shire Council, QLD