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Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. O'Donahoe, of Brockville; husband of Amy F. O'Donahoe, of 755, Sherhrooke St. W., Montreal.
Commemorated on the Brockville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School Roll of Honour.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant Colonel James Vincent Patrick O'Donahoe
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Lieutenant Colonel James Vincent Patrick O'Donahoe
1918-05-22 3403366 O-2676 PA-002670 The grave of Lieut.-Col. James Vincent Patrick O'Donahoe D.S.O., 87th Battalion. May, 1918. J.V.P O'Donahoe had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery at the Somme while with the 60th Battalion. As commanding officer of the 87th Battalion, he was wounded by a shell fragment in April, 1918, and died in early May.
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Colonel James Vincent Patrick O'Donahoe
1918-05-22 3403368 O-2677 PA-003011 The grave of Lieut.-Col. J.V. O'Donahue [i.e. O'Donahoe] D.S.O., 87th Battalion. May, 1918. J.V.P O'Donahoe had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery at the Somme while with the 60th Battalion. As commanding officer of the 87th Battalion, he was wounded by a shell fragment in April, 1918, and died in early May.
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In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune during World War One. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me.
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Photograph of Lt.-Col. J. V. O'Donahoe, D.S.O. (right) with his brother Major D. J. O'Donahoe, D.S.O., Croix de Guerre. Lt.-Col. O'Donahoe died of wounds in France.
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Source: The Globe, Toronto, Thursday, May 9, 1918
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1918-05-22 3403366 O-2676 PA-002670 The grave of Lieut.-Col. James Vincent Patrick O'Donahoe D.S.O., 87th Battalion. May, 1918. J.V.P O'Donahoe had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery at the Somme while with the 60th Battalion. As commanding officer of the 87th Battalion, he was wounded by a shell fragment in April, 1918, and died in early May.
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1918-05-22 3403368 O-2677 PA-003011 The grave of Lieut.-Col. J.V. O'Donahue [i.e. O'Donahoe] D.S.O., 87th Battalion. May, 1918. J.V.P O'Donahoe had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery at the Somme while with the 60th Battalion. As commanding officer of the 87th Battalion, he was wounded by a shell fragment in April, 1918, and died in early May.
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From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Montreal Star c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 479 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Etaples Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne.
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