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O'DONNELL, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 315 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Co. Galway, Ireland, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 315, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 315, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 315, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Patrick and Catherine O'DONNELL, 212 High Street, Shepparton, Victoria
Word has been received that Pte. Thomas O'Donnell, son of Mr. Peter O'Donnell, of Benalla Road, aged 23 years, was killed in action in France on December 4. The announcement was made at St. Brendan's on Sunday by the Rev. Father Hogan.
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