Arthur O'DONOGHUE

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Service Number:	6061
Enlisted:	3 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jockey
Died:	Norwood, South Australia, 12 September 1961, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 9A, Grave 64. Interred on 14 September 1961
Memorials:

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6061, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 6061, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 6061, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
22 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, In England
12 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6061, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left thigh. Embarked for England on 21 October 1917
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 6061, 38th Infantry Battalion
25 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6061, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Hugh Francis O'Donoghue and Mary O'Donoghue nee Rose of St. Arnaud Victoria.

Next of kin given as his grandmother Ann Odonoghue of Butcher Street, St. Arnaud, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Main disembarking on 11 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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