Martin Joseph O'DONNELL

O'DONNELL, Martin Joseph

Service Number: 8727
Enlisted: 16 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Warrant Officer Class 1
Last Unit: 13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1881
Home Town: Queenscliff, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Professional Soldier
Died: 23 November 1929, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

16 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 8727, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Melbourne, Vic.
16 Nov 1915: Involvement 8727, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
16 Nov 1915: Embarked 8727, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
10 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 25th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Egypt
9 Jul 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France
6 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 8727, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières
26 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 8727, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Polygon Wood
2 Apr 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France
20 Jul 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France. Also awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 18 June 1918 for his work during Third Ypres.
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 8727, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days"
3 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, 8727, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 10 April 1919 and discharged as MU (debility).

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