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O'BRIEN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 58832 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 8 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Milk Carter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58832, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 58832, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 58832, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 58832, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nf Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick O'Brien of Mudgee, NSW.
Husband of Gladys Grace O'Brien nee Currey of Clifton Street, Bay Road, North Sydney, NSW. William and Grace married during 1918c at St. Leonards, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 1 April 1919 aboard HT Shropshire disembarking on 17 May 1919
Medal: British War Medal