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John Joseph O'Donnell

1884-1963

Unit

5th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37725

About

Born in New Zealand

12 August 1884
Parents

Mother

Mary O'Donnell

Father

Michael O'Donnell
Residence

Hometown

Mikinui
Work

Occupation

Sawmill Hand

Employer

Stewart & Chapman, Ross
Personal Life

Marital Status

Married

Wife

Henrietta Jane O'Donnell

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

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British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 79

5 December 1963

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5549 94/0087807, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.62, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “John Joseph O'Donnell (1884-1963)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/641

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