O'DONOHUE, James
| Service Numbers: | 2225, 2225A |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Billywatten, Ireland, 9 May 1877 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, followed by heart failure, Townsville Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 22 December 1918, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot details: 10-40-7. Interred on 23 December 1918 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2225, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2225, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2225, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 25 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2225A, 46th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the knee. Letter A added to number when taken on strength. | |
| 6 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2225A, 46th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right leg. Invalided to England on 11 July 1918 | |
| 22 Dec 1918: | Involvement Private, 2225A, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2225A awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-12-22 |
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Next of kin given as his sister Mary Williams of Railway Hotel, Townsville, QLD later changed to his wife Alice O'Donohue.
Husband of Alice Jennata O'Donohue nee Endie of Mornigton Crescent, Camden Town, London, England. James and Alice married on 28 November 1917 in the Registry Office, St. Pancras, London, England. At the time of the marriage Alice stated that she was a widow however, she was infact still married to a Canadian soldier. Sapper buckley of the 12th Canadian Railway Troops. Registrar John E. Sterms officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 23 September 1918 aboard NT Runic disembarking on 28 November 1918 at Melbourne then overland to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal