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O'BRIEN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6061 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1916, at Showgrounds |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, October 1885 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Inner West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6061, 4th Infantry Battalion, at Showgrounds | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6061, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6061, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6061, 4th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the wrist. | |
| 11 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6061, 4th Infantry Battalion, Gassed | |
| 2 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6061, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph O'Brien and Katherine O'Brien of 'Keith', Australia Street, Camperdown, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia (invalid) on 22 December 1918 aboard HT Bakara disembarking on 14 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal