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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 Plot 1D, Row 2, Grave 88. Commemorated in the QLD Garden of Remembrance |
| 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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Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Etienne Besson-O'Donovan and Lydia Maud Besson-Donovan nee Asheu of Racecourse Road, Ascot, Brisbane, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia 30 June 1918 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 3 September 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 10 March 1920 Eric married Ruby Caroline Retallack in QLD
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