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O'DONNELL, Thomas Earnest

Other Name:	O'Donnell, Thomas Ernest
Service Number:	NX51741
Enlisted:	28 June 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Australian Army Service Corps
Born:	Scone, New South Wales, Australia , 24 October 1914
Home Town:	Smithfield, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 28 May 1945, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" LABUAN Memorial Panel 24.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX51741
28 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX51741
2 Feb 1941:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX51741, 8th Australian Army Service Corps, Embarked at Sydney for Singapore.
16 Feb 1942:	Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore
7 Jul 1942:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX51741, 8th Australian Army Service Corps, Embarked from Singapore on POW Transport 'Ubi Maru' for Sandakin Harbour.
28 May 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX51741, 8th Australian Army Service Corps, Died while a P.O.W. on Borneo.

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