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O'DONNELL, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2971 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 22 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Gunalda, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 6 June 1962, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gympie Cemetery, Qld Plot reads: RCSB, Row 8, Grave 247. Grave appears to be unmarked, Commemorated in the QLD Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2971, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2971, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2971, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 12 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2971, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas O'Donnell and Elizabeth O'Donnell nee Stockwell of Gunalda, NC Line, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 7 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on 24 March 1919 at Melbourne then onward travel to Brisbane by boar
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal