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O'DEA, Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2481 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marengo, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 10 August 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Murringo General Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Murringo Honour Roll, Murringo War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2481, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2481, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2481, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2481, 55th Infantry Battalion, Severe wounds to the buttocks. Transferred to England on 7 April 1917, | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2481, 55th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Remained on Duty | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2481, 55th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound the left leg. Invalided to England on 8 September 1918 | |
| 3 May 1921: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2481, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter O'Dea and Mary Agnes O'Dea of 'Fairview', Marengo, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Czar on 10 April 1919 he was transhipped to HT Dongola at Alexandria disembarking at Melbourne on 16 May 1919 for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal