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O'DONNELL, Francis Cornelius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1535 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1915, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 January 1887 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Herberton State School, Herberton, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 1 December 1963, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery Section G, Plot 4-9 |
| Memorials: | Herberton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1535, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland. | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1535, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1535, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1535, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the right arm. Embarked for England from Muros on 21 October 1915 aboard HS Argentina | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1535, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son John J. O'Donnell and Mary O'Donnell nee Well of Federal Hotel, Herberton, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 14 March 1916 aboard HS Arcanius disembarking on 30 April 1916.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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