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Maurice O'DONOHUE

Surname
O'DONOHUE
Given Names
Maurice
Regimental No.
817
Religion
Roman Catholic
Occupation
Teacher
Address
Wellington Street, Northam, Western Australia
Marital Status
Single
Age at Embarkation
23
Next of Kin
James, O'Donohue, Boundary Road, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Enlistment Date
10 September 1914
Enlistment Date from Nominal Roll
23 August 1914
Rank on Enlistment
Private
Unit Name
11th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll No.
23/28/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked at Fremantle per Transport A11 'Ascanius' on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll
Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll
11th Battalion
Fate
Killed in Action 25 April 1915
Place of Burial
Baby 700 Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
63
Memorial Details



AIF connections
Brothers: 544 Pte James O'DONOHUE, 28th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas); 2866 Pte Patrick DONOHUE MM, 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 September 1919.
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
"First to Fall" – Australian fatalities on 25th April 1915