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O'DONNELL, Martin Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8727 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
| Died: | 23 November 1929, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 8727, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 16 Nov 1915: | Involvement 8727, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Embarked 8727, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Egypt | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 8727, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 8727, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Polygon Wood | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 20 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France. Also awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 18 June 1918 for his work during Third Ypres. | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 8727, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 3 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 8727, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 10 April 1919 and discharged as MU (debility). |
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