Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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O'Doherty, Joseph Frederick

Born 1896 Hobart Tasmania the son of Hugh and Nora O’Doherty, a clerk he departed Adelaide 26^th August 1915 on board RMS Morea with the 3^rd Light Horse Regiment.

He was discharged after 18 months because of ill health. He reinlisted 1916 and was again discharged because of ill health and again enlisted 1916.

He died 9^th February 1919 at No 14 Australian General Hospital Abbassia Egypt of pneumonic influenza and was buried in the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

He was a brave lad though only 22 years of age he enlisted three times. Excepting for the brief time during his discharge and enlistments he was not out of uniform since he left the Hutchins School Hobart at 17 and a half years of age. He first left for the front in 1915, was invalided home from Egypt in 1917 and shortly after given his discharge. As soon as he regained his strength he again enlisted but only got to Melbourne when his health broke down again. Upon returning to Tasmania he got his discharge for the second time. Yet not contented, he devoted his energy to becoming fit to again enlist which he did in December 1917 and left for Egypt in February 1918 where he remained doing his duty. When all were looking forward to seeing him home again he was stricken by pneumonic influenza and died on February 9^th 1919. He leaves behind his parents Mr and Mrs H O’Doherty, Roger (in the Civil Service) Hugh Patrick (Dillon) O.A.S. who has been wounded four times and is now undergoing treatment for the last wound in a London hospital and Mrs Charles McCarthy of Karoola to mourn their loss. Much sympathy is felt for them all. They must be justly proud of so worthy a relative.

The Weekly Courier 27^th February 1919

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