O'DONNELL, Henry
| Service Numbers: | 446, 3476 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cardiac Failure due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Australia, 24 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 446, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 446, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 24 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3476, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3476 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-03-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carrie Henderson
Private Henry O'Donnell was born in Brisbane in 1877. Prior to joining the AIF he made a living as a general labourer.
He served under two different names. He used his legal name first and after returning to Australia and being discharged he reenlisted under the alias of "Henry "Harry" Thompson".
Private O'Donnell experiences during the war physically was difficult. While serving he suffered a gun shot wound to his right arm. He later developed tuberculosis, pleurisy, shell shock, influenza and pneumonia. He passed away on the 24th of March 1918 at the age of 48 from cardiac failure as a result of tuberculosis.