James Maurice O'DONOGHUE

O'DONOGHUE, James Maurice

Service Number: 1803
Enlisted: 6 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wanstead, New Zealand, 1890
Home Town: Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, At sea on board NZHS Maheno, Mudros, Greece, 4 September 1915
Cemetery: East Mudros Military Cemetery
Plot 11, Row K, Grave 197 Rev. T. B, Siegrief officiated, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

6 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1803, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
17 Mar 1915: Involvement Private, 1803, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915: Embarked Private, 1803, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
1 Sep 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1803, 4th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left breast

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Cornelius and Bridget O'Donoghue of Hawke's Bay,  NZ; husband of Margaret Genevieve O'Donoghue of Greenlane, Auckand, NZ. Father of Margaret Eileen O'Donoghue

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also did volunteer service with the NZ Mount Rifles