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O'DONNELL, William Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1646 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Enlisted at sea. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cooma, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Convent School, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Window Dresser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 27 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Plot 11. Row C. Grave 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1646, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at sea. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1646, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1646, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 27 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, From 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 25th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 1646, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1646 awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Francis O'Donnell and Mary O'Donnell of Albert Street, Cooma, NSW later of Charles Street, Arncliffe, NSW.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal