O’Donoghue, Thomas Augustine

Western FrontAll Campaigns

20 Jan

Written By Renegade Moss

SURNAME

O'Donoghue

NAME

Thomas Augustine

PLACE OF BIRTH

Port Douglas

OCCUPATION

Miner

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Cairns

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

28/07/1917

NEXT OF KIN

Daniel O'Donoghue (father) Stannary Hills, Qld

LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE

Born Port Douglas

REGIMENT 1

15th Battalion AIF

RANK

Private

CAMPAIGN 1

Western Front

OTHER INFORMATION

Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.

STORY OUTLINE

Thomas O'Donoghue was born in Port Douglas and enlisted at Cairns in July 1917, aged 18. He arrived in England in December 1917 and was assigned to the 15th Battalion. His action in France began on 1 April 1918. On 25 August he was hospitalised from gas attack then returned to Australia in January 1919.

SERVICE NO

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