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John Patrick O'DONNELL

Regimental number581
Place of birthTullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBank clerk
AddressBalaclava, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth M O'Donnell, c/o National Bank Ltd, Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Discharge date12 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesAuthor, 'Songs of an Anzac' [war poems] (Dublin: Browne & Nolan, 1918)

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