Hugh Bede O'DONNELL

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Service Number:	4586
Enlisted:	4 November 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Motor Transport Company
Born:	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Cooma, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 11 August 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales
Memorials:

4 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4586, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 4586, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 4586, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 30th Battalion
19 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4586, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wounds to the arm and head.
28 Jan 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Motor Transport Company, From 45th Battalion
23 Mar 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4586, 4th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Hugh O'Donnell and Henrietta (Hetty) Mary Shields formerly O'Donnell of Carlaminda, Cooma, NSW.

At the time of enlistment Hugh was employed at Balmain Bros. of Cooma, NSW as a driver.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarking on 7 February 1920

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1929c Hugh married Gladys Churchland in Gunnedah, NSW.