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O'DONOVAN, James Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5743, 5473 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Tumbarumba, Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 23 August 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic MF 16, Grave 1251. Interred on 25 August 1948 |
| Memorials: | Tumbarumba District Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5743, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 3 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5743, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5743, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5743, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left buttock. Embarked for England on 11 February 1917 aboard HS Aberdonian | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5473, 13th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the arm. Invalided for England on 6 May 1918 | |
| 11 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5473, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit was a result of wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Donovan and Bridget Anne O'Donovan nee Arundell of Tumbarumba, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 30 August 1918 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 3 October 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c James married Margaret Anne Walkley in NSW