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William Lawrence O'DONNELL

Regimental number591
Place of birthAdelaide South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStock brander
AddressAbattoirs, Gepp's Cross, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs M O'Donnell, Abattoirs, Gepp's Cross, South Australia
Enlistment date6 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 20), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary O'DONNELL, Abattoirs, Gepps Cross, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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