Philip Vincent O'DONOGHUE

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O'DONOGHUE, Philip Vincent

Service Number:	2179
Enlisted:	15 April 1915, Enlisted at Wagin, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Quorn, South Australia, 22 February 1895
Home Town:	Wagin, Wagin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Public Schools, Wagin, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Wagin & District Honour Roll, Wagin Roll of Honor, Wagin War Memorial

World War 1 Service

15 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2179, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wagin, WA
6 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2179, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2179, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle
6 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2179, 11th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg.
29 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 11th Battalion
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 2179, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2179 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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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 Patrick George O'Donoghue who returned to Australia on 25 August 1915 having served with the 12th Battalion; John Stephen O'Donoghue who returned to Australia on 17 February 1919 having served with the 3rd Training Brigade Headquarters.

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

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