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O'BRIEN, John Cornelius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1674 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1914, Enlisted in Colac, Victoria as part of the 14th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement recruitment. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer (Colac Herald) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Westhof Farm Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot II. Row E. Grave 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1674, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Colac, Victoria as part of the 14th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement recruitment. | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1674, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1674, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1674, 4th Field Ambulance, Killed in action. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - John O’Brien and Mary Ellen Scullen married 1891 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.