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O'DONNELL, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2958 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 22 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 22 March 1950, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW RC2, Roman Catholic FM 2, Grave 490. Interred on 24 March 1950 |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2958, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2958, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2958, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 13 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2958, 59th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right hand. | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2958, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael O'Connell and Mary A. O'Donnell of Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Husband of Madeline Monarch O'Donnell nee Jackson of Docker Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Frederick and Madeline married during 1908c in Wagga Wagga, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 Ausgust 1917 aboard HMNZ Pakeda disembarking on 25 October 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal