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Francis Michael O'DONNELL

Date of birth8 September 1879
OccupationManater and Area Officer
AddressDrill Hall, East Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ellen J O'Donnell, 'Greystanes', corner of Scanlan Street and Lytton Road, East Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date25 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentMajor
Unit name26th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 24 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollBrevet Major
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
Promotions

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: General List
Promotion date: 29 March 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Second Supplement No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 23 June 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-law: 3322 Pte Thomas Patrick SCANLON, 31st Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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