O'DONNELL, Ewart Silvester (Ewart Sylvester)
| Service Number: | 772 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonbi, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 11 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Flemington, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland Street Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Railway Guard |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple body wounds, On board HS Galeka, Greece, 28 May 1915, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row D, Grave 86 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Strathfield WWI Honour Roll, Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 772, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 772, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 772, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Syvester O'Donnell and his wife Elizabeth Perrin formerly O'Donnell of Victoria Parade, Flemington, NSW
THEIR GLORY SHALL NOT BE BLOTTED OUT
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
O'DONELL.—In loving memory of our dear son, Ewart, died of wounds received at Dardanelles, May 30, 1915, aged 24. Our thoughts often wander to an unknown grave. Inserted by his loving parents, brothers, and sisters.
O'DONNELL.—In loving memory of my dear brother, Private Ewart O'Donnell, who died of wounds received at the Dardanelles, May 30, 1916, aged 24 years. Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, Gladys and Oliver Wilson.
O'DONNELL.—A tribute of great respect to the memory of Ewart Sylvester O'Donnell, late of Flemington, born September 11, 1890, died of wounds received at Gallipoli, May 30, 1915. R.I.P.
His good life had its number of days,
But his good name shall continue on for ever.
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