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Jul 19, 1887
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Born in Brockville, Ontario to
Patrick and Margaret (nee Haran) O’Donahoe
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Oct 27, 1909
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Married to Alice Margaret
Doheny in Brockville, Ontario
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Jan 1, 1915
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Shown on the payroll of the 51st
Battalion CEF with the rank of Captain
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Mar 19, 1915
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Promoted to the rank of Major
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Oct 29, 1915
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Officer’s Declaration on enlistment into the 51st
Battalion in the Sarcee Camp, Signal Hill, Calgary, Alberta
Ø Rank Major
Ø Next of kin given as Alice O’Donahoe, wife,
873-23rd St., Edmonton, Alberta
Ø Previous occupation given as Accountant
Ø Previous military experience given as 41st
Regiment for 8 years and the 101st Regiment for 1 year
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
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Apr 18, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England
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Jun 12, 1916
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Appointed to be Adjutant of
the 51st Battalion
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Jul 3, 1916
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Ceased to be Adjutant and
appointed to be 7th Training Brigade Field Officer
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Aug 30, 1916
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Appointed to be Brigade Major
for the 7th Canadian Training Brigade
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Nov 7, 1916
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Attached to the General Duty
Battalion
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Nov 10, 1916
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Attached temporarily to the 7th
Training Brigade
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Nov 29, 1916
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Appointed Camp Commandant for
the Mytchett Camp at Bramshott
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Mar 8, 1917
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Attached to the 21st
Battalion for instructional purposes and proceeded to join the battalion in
France
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Mar 20, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion for permanent duty
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May 31, 1917
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While in the trenches east of
Vimy, France, John Arthur O’Donahoe received a shrapnel wound to his left
thigh and was evacuated to the No. 13 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for
first aid before being transported to the No. 23 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Jun 3, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 35 General
Hospital in Calais, France
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Jun 6, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the IODE (Independent Order Daughters of the Empire) Hospital,
Hyde Park Place, London
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jun 11, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
granted sick leave until June 30, 1917
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Jul 1, 1917
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Granted additional sick leave
until July 31, 1917
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Aug 1, 1917
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Granted additional sick leave
until August 3, 1917
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Aug 3, 1917
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Attached to the CFC (Canadian
Forestry Corps) to be employed with the Director of Timber Operations in
London
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Aug 19, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the
Forestry Corps
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Sep 25, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Oct 15, 1917
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Attached to the Argyle House
in London, pending return to Canada
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Nov 8, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Liverpool
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Nov 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of
Military District No. 3
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Feb 1, 1918
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Granted leave of absence with
permission to proceed unofficially to the New York State School of Agriculture,
Farmingdale, Long Island, USA
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Aug 15, 1918
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Major O’Donahoe offered to
serve with the Canadian Expeditionary Force being sent to Russia. This request was denied
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Apr 6, 1919
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John O’Donahoe fell from a
horse while at the school and suffered an injury to his right arm. This required treatment at a New York City
hospital
When this treatment was
completed, he returned to Kingston, Ontario for discharge
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Aug 1, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF
Ø Rank on discharge
Major
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Brockville, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 52 James St.,
Brockville, Ontario
Awarded the Colonial Auxiliary
Forces Officers’ Decoration -VD in 1940 while a member of the Grenadier
Regiment
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May 9, 1963
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John Arthur O’Donahoe died
while a patient of the Kingston, Ontario General Hospital
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