| Regimental number | 1238 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 1 Bath Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 144 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. M.C. O'Doherty, 1 Bath Street, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served in School Cadets; and in 36th Company, Engineers, Citizen Military Forces, Hobart. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Trooper |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT Morea on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 15878 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row M, Grave No. 226), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Nora O'DOHERTY, 191 Campbell Street, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Other details | Re-enlisted, 29 November 1916. Note on file: 'To be re-examined in 2 months: Tubercular lesion'. Discharged (medically unfit), 14 May 1917. |
| Miscellaneous details | See also 15878 Joseph Frederick O'DOHERTY for later period of service. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, O'DOHERTY Joseph Frederick |