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O'BRIEN, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1668 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | AIF Canteens |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1864 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver, Brickmaker |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Randwick Military Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican area, Section 6, Grave 1969 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1668, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 1668, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Canteens | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1668, AIF Canteens, Sick to 2nd Ausralian Staionary Hospital, Cairo. Diagnosed with Pulmonary TB. | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1668, AIF Canteens, Embarked for return to Australia aboard HT "Wiltshire". | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1668, AIF Canteens, Discharged as medically unfit due to tuberculosis. Service Medals: 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal. |
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Ancestry - Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name - William J O Brien
Death Date - 1919
Death Place - Randwick, New South Wales
Registration Date - 1919
Registration Place - Randwick, Australia
Father - Thomas
Mother - Jane
Registration Number - 23681