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O'DONNELL, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1417 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1417, 35th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 1417, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 1417, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters (WW1), From 35th Battalion | |
| 9 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 35th Infantry Battalion, From 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1417, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Donnell of Dudley Street, Coogee, NSW,
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 19 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal