Thomas Alfred O'DONNELL

O'DONNELL, Thomas Alfred

Service Number: 16674
Enlisted: 30 June 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 4th Field Company Engineers
Born: Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1888
Home Town: Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Mechanic & Department Manager
Died: Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1918
Cemetery: Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France
Plot1V, Row F, Grave 4. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved husband of Laura O'Donnell R.I.P.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

30 Jun 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 16674, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
2 Dec 1916: Involvement Driver, 16674, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
2 Dec 1916: Embarked Driver, 16674, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
17 Feb 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Company Engineers
16 Aug 1918: Involvement Driver, 16674, 4th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 16674 awm_unit: 4th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-08-16

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Michael O'Donnell and Catherine O'Donnell of Deniliquin, NSW. 

Member of the Rifle Club, Brisbane

Husband of Laura May O'Donnell nee Birkin of Clarendon Road, Stanmore, NSW. Thomas and Laura married during 1916 in Sydney, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal