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O'BRIEN, John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 608 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Trainer |
| Died: | Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 2 April 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Roman Catholic Monumental Section 2, Grave 0173 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 608, 14th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 14 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 608, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 608, 14th Machine Gun Company, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 608, 14th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Dennis O'Brien and Daisy Elizabeth O'Brien of Darlinghurst, NSW
Address given at the time of enlistment was given as Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
Husband of Ethel May O'Brien nee Stephens of King Street, Tempe, NSW. John and Ethel married during 1916c in Sydney, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 14 January 1919 aboard HT City of York as stowaway disembarking on 27 Februay 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal