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O'DONOGHUE, James Maurice
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1803 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1803, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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