Regimental number | 2237 |
Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 41.8 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Michael O'Donnell, c/o W Mason, 'Isabella', Darley Road, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served from 1900 to 1907 in 3rd NSW Mounted Rifles. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 56th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/73/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 56th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Michael O'DONNELL. Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Marathon', 15 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gas poisoning and bronchitis), 17 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 61 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 8, 2702), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, O'DONNELL Michael Thomas |