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O'DONOVAN, Eric Etienne Besson
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6593 |
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Enlisted: | 17 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 3 April 1898 |
Home Town: | Ascot, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 October 1983, aged 85 years |
Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane |
Memorials: | Department of Public Lands Brisbane Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6593, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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7 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6593, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
7 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6593, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
5 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6593, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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