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O'DONNELL, Percy Jenkins
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2882 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Agent |
| Died: | Benalla, Victoria, Australia, 16 July 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Benalla Cemetery, Victoria Section B, Grave 241. Interred on the day of death. |
| Memorials: | Benalla Presbyterian Church WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 2882, Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 2882, Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 2882, Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, From Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 24 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2882, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of J.R. McPherson of Market Street, Benalla, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia from Taranto on 8 October 1918 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 2 December 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Mary Jane O'Donnell nee Coghlan. Percy and Mary married during 1922c In Victoria.