John Stephen O'DONOGHUE

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O'DONOGHUE, John Stephen

Service Number:	2029
Enlisted:	18 February 1915, Enlisted at Wagin, WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Training Brigade (AIF)
Born:	Quorn, South Australia, 18 November 1888
Home Town:	Wagin, Wagin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Leederville, Perth, Western Australia, 30 June 1954, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section KA, Grave 0325
Memorials:	Wagin Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

18 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2029, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Wagin, WA
26 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 2029, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
26 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 2029, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
16 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2029, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the left thigh. Embarked for England on 2 May 1917 aboard HS St. David
12 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Training Brigade (AIF), From 16th Battalion
4 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2029, 3rd Training Brigade (AIF), Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Patrick Joseph O'Donoghue and Bridget Gertrude O'Donoghue nee Lockton of Wagin, WA.

Brother of Philip Vincent O'Donoghue who was killed in action on 2 April 1917 while serving with the 51st Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial; Patrick George O'Donoghue who returned to Australia on 25 August 1915 having served with the 12th Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Berrima disembarking 17 February 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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