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O'BRIEN, Harold Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4871 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 18 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastry Cook |
| Died: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 1 August 1968, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Section BWS, Row H6, Grave 728A |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4871, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4871, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4871, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 30 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4871, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to hernia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Edwin O'Brien and Anne O'Brien nee Houston of West Street, Toowoomba, QLD.
Brother of Robert Charles O'Brien who returned to Australia on 25 December 1918 having served with the 15th Battalion
Husband of Margaret May O'Brien nee Stafford of Bective Road, Putney, England. Harold and Margaret married on 26 December 1917 in St. Stephens Church, Wandsworth, London, England. W. Malcolm Graham officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 24 August 1918 aboard HT Medic disembarking on 30 October 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal