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O'BRIEN, David Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6549 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | County Cork, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Concord, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, Cork, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer and he was employed with a gas company in Sydney |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 5 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Breakfast Point War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6549, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6549, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
1st Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Died Between 05/05/1917 and 08/05/1917.
He was 23 and the son of John and Mary Anne O'Brien (nee Sloane), of Ballybraker, Ballycotton, Ireland. He is remembered on the Midleton War Memorial in Derry.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Age on arrival in Australia 18
Address-Burton Street, Concord, New South Wales
Enlistment date 17 May 1916
1st Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/18/4
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Age at embarkation 22
War service: Western Front
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