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O'DONOGHUE, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5648 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Down, Ireland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Yanco, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 12 February 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Leeton General Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5648, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5648, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5648, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5648, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads:- On September 20th 1917 near Westhoek, although wounded in the back and shoulder by shrapnel he continued to serve his gun during the advance. On reaching the final objective, he established himself in a forward shell hole and covered the work of consolidation on his sector. Although wounded he remained on duty until night. Commonwealth Gazette 31, on 7 March 1918 | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5648, 18th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the leg | |
| 31 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5648, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Benjamin O'Donoghue and Sarah O'Donoghue of Down, Ireland.
Next of kin given as his uncle William Robert Bell of Tower Hill, Newry, County Down, Ireland.
Prior to coming to Australia John was an apprentice motor mechanic with J.B. Ferguson of Belfast, Ireland for eighteen months.
Commenced return to Australia on 18 November 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 7 February 1920
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c John married Jane M. Grace in Leeton, NSW