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O'DONNELL, Ewart Silvester (Ewart Sylvester)
Personal Details
| 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, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Flemington, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland Street, Public School, Sydney,New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Railway Guard |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple body wounds, On board HS Galeka, Greece, 28 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row D, Grave 86 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Strathfield WWI Honour Roll, Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
Service History
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 |
Personal Stories
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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
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal