CRONIN, John O’Donnell

Full Name: John O'Donnell

CRONIN

Date of Birth: 11

1878

Place of birth: Katanning WA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Katanning WA

Next of Kin: Father- Michael CRONIN

Next of Kin Address: Katanning WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 2179

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1916-01-06

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-04-01

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-26

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1917-09-23

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06/01/1916- To No. 41 Depot Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
10/01/1916- To 15th Reinforcements 10th LHR Blackboy Hill as Trooper
19/01/1916- Appointed Shoeing Smith Blackboy Hill
01/04/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Ulysses” bound for Egypt
26/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria to 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
07/06/1916- Taken on Strength 1oLHR Moascar then to Serapeum Egypt
19/06/1916- Appointed Shoeing Smith Serapeum
28/06/1916- Admitted to 54th Casualty Clearing Station Railhead Egypt (Influenza) ex 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance
06/07/1916- Discharged to Duty Serapeum
22/07/1916- Admitted to CCS Bally Bunion Egypt (Diarrhoea)
30/07/1916- Returned to Duty at Shellal Egypt and reverts to rank Trooper
05/08/1916- Admitted 31st General Hospital Port Said Egypt (Diarrhoea) ex East Lancs FA
08/08/1916- Transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital Abbassia Egypt
19/08/1916- Transferred to Convalescent Hospital Montazah Egypt
04/09/1916- To duty at Anzac Mounted Division Stores Ghezireh Egypt
01/11/1916- Admitted 14th Australian General Hospital Abbassia (Diarrhoea)
23/11/1916- Returned to duty Anzac Stores Ghezireh
30/12/1916- Admitted 14th AGH (Influenza)
04/01/1917- Returned to duty Anzac Stores Ghezireh
01/04/1917- Admitted 14th AGH Abbassia (Diarrhoea)
15/04/1917- Returned duty Anzac Stores Ghezireh
23/05/1917- Admitted 14th AGH Abbassia ( Dysentery)
04/07/1917- Returned duty Anzac Stores Ghezireh
15/08/1917- Admitted 14th AGH Abbassia (Diarrhoea)
23/08/1917- Embarked Egypt aboard “Boorara” for return to Australia (Chronic Diarrhoea)
19/09/1917- Disembarked Fremantle WA
23/09/1917- Discharged from Service (Medically Unfit).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

Details of Medal Numbers awarded are not recorded on soldier’s service file on NAA.