John Edward O'DONNELL

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Service Number:	3642
Enlisted:	27 November 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia , 1892
Home Town:	Bowraville, Nambucca Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	St. Mary's Convent, Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Teamster
Died:	Wounds, France, 17 April 1918
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 1, Row B, Grave 7. Headstone inscription reads: The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away thy will be done. R.I.P.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

27 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3642, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3642, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3642, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
11 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 1st Pioneer Battalion
20 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 55th Battalion
1 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Machine Gun Company
5 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3642, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Multiple shell wounds
17 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 3642, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3642 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-17

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Son of John O'Donnell and Magdalena O'Donnell of Bowraville, Nambucca River, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal