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O'DONOHUE, James Arthur John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1113 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Monbulk, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Belgrave, Victoria, Australia, 29 August 1954, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ferntree Gully Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Section D, Row 1, Grave 4 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1113, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1113, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1113, 4th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Persia, Melbourne | |
| 20 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Division Cyclist Company, From 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 13 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1113, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Gassed | |
| 3 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1113, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Donohue and Eleanor O'Donohue nee Taylor of Monbulk, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypiringa disembarking on 5 July 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1921c James married Mary Jane Ready in Victoria