Hughie O'DONNELL

Regimental number1393
Place of birthBoulder Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
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Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lily O'Donnell, Kanowna, Western Australia
Enlistment date12 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 22 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records16
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 15), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Headstone inscription reads: 'He sleeps where Anzac heroes came to do and die'. Parents: John and Lily O'DONNELL, Kanowna, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal