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O'DONNELL, Harold Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 288 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 15 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kogarah Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, United Kingdom, 21 June 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 288, 5th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 288, 5th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Wounded in action 6 May 1917, near Bullecourt, gunshot wounds to the neck and face. Evacuated to England but died in the Northampton War Hospital 6 weeeks later, death due to cavernous sinus thrombosis.
Brothers: 3586 Pte Alexander Thomas O'DONNELL, 54th Battalion AIF, killed in action, 20 July 1916; Captain John Layman O'DONNELL, 18th Battalion AIF, returned to Australia, 13 March 1918.
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