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O'BRIEN, Clarence Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 547 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1893 |
| Home Town: | Donald, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Interred on 14 September 1950 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 547, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 547, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 547, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 13 Nov 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 547, 5th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the thigh | |
| 19 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 16 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Rogers O'Brien and Kathleen Rose O'Brien nee Lane of 'Erlbort', Walker Street, Donald, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 17 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal