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O'DONOVAN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1402 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 19 December 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1402, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1402, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1402, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1402, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to emphysema and bronchitis |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full name William Aloysius O'Donovan but served as William O'Donovan. At some stage he was issued with another number 2278 but number 1402 was used mostly.
Son of John Francis O'Donovan and Alice O'Donovan nee Clarke of Fitzroy, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his brother T. O'Donovan of Rosary, Myer Street, East Geelong, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 10 December 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c William married Margaret Mary Austin in Victoria.