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O'DONOHUE, William Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2478 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cudgee, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cudgee, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, November 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria Catholic area, Row X015. Interred on 1 December 1965 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2478, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2478, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2478, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 6 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2478, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Catherine Wallace nee O'Donohue of Cudgee, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 September 1919 aboard HT Ascanius disembarking on 6 November 1919
Not eligible for medals due to being illegal absentee on several occasions