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O'BRIEN, Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2152 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 March 1977, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Portion 4C, Grave 62A |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2152, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Brisbane | |
| 20 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2152, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh. Invalided to England on 6 August 1916 aboard HS Dieppe | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Lagincourt when wounded. Registered at Limburg, Germany. Repatriated to England arriving on 17 December 1918 | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 26th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left thigh. Reported as POW | |
| 17 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 26th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Brien and Mary Ann O'Brien nee Johnston of Beatty Street, West End, South Brisbane, QLD.
Brother of John Daniel who was killed in action on 27 September 1917 while serving with the 31st Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres, Panel 23.
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking 30 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of May Enorah O'Brien nee Haydock of Brisbane, QLD. Daniel and May married on 12 October 1940 in QLD
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