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O'DONNELL, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26222 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ross, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, July 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 26222, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Ross, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Driver, 26222, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Driver, 26222, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 13 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 26222, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry O'Donnell and Mary Ann O'Donnell nee Wallace of Cashell Street, Musselburgh, NZ formerly of Ballarat, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Port Napier disembarking on 2 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal