Sydney Herbert Francis O'DONNELL

O'DONNELL, Sydney Herbert Francis

    Service Number: 1717
    Enlisted: 13 May 1915, Enlisted at Linton, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Whitechapel, London, England, 1894
    Home Town: Burrill Lake, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
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    World War 1 Service

    13 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Linton, Victoria
    16 Jul 1915: Involvement Private, 1717, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
    16 Jul 1915: Embarked Private, 1717, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
    4 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, From 22nd Battalion
    24 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 21st Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh
    14 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1717, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Nellie Ruce formerly O'Donnell of  Pelham Street, Mile End Buildings, Newtown, England.

    Commenced return to Australia on 8 October 1919 aboard HT Devon disembarking on 27 November 1919

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

    During 1924c Sydney married May V. Noonan in Sydney, NSW

    In 1932 Sydney was living in Forest Road, Penshurst, NSW before moving to Westmead, NSW 

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