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O'DRISCOLL, Michael James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 139 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1915, At sea |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 15 February 1877 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Windsor, Queensland, Australia, 28 December 1933, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot 7A-166-6 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 139, 28th Infantry Battalion, At sea | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 139, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 139, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 11 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, From 28th BAttalion | |
| 20 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 139, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 1at Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlisted his was residing in the Merriden, WA area.
Son of Andrew O'Driscoll and Kate Mary Cecilia O'Driscoll nee Hayes of Cardelia Street, South Brisbane, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 11 June 1919
Medals: 1914=1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 16 September 1920 Michael married Catherine Aloysius Long in QLD