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O'DONNELL, John Mervyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6307 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Old Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 9 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Oxley, Balranald, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, 1 October 1961, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Griffith Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6307, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6307, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6307, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 6 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6307, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6307, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William O'Donnell and Mary J. O'Donnell of Hay, NSW formerly of Junee, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 13 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c John married Isabel Maud Till in Hay, NSW