Patrick George O'DONOGHUE

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O'DONOGHUE, Patrick George

Service Number:	956
Enlisted:	14 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Quorn, South Australia, 31 May 1892
Home Town:	Wagin, Wagin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Shenton Park, Western Australia, 17 May 1959, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section ZE, Grave 0423
Memorials:	Wagin Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

14 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 956, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 956, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 956, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 956, 12th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the chest and eye.
7 Apr 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 956, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as wounded

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Patrick Joseph O'Donoghue and Bridget Gertrude O'Donoghue nee Lockton of Wagin, WA.

Brother of Philip Vincent O'Donoghue who was killed in action on 2 April 1917 while serving with the 51st Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial; John Stephen O'Donoghue who returned to Australia on 17 February 1919 having served with the 3rd Training Brigade Headquarters.

Commenced return to Australia on 29 July 1915 aboard HS Hororata disembarking on 25 August 1915

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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