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O'BRIEN, Basil George Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 94 |
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Enlisted: | 26 February 1916 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 20 April 1898 |
Home Town: | Branxholm, Dorset, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Branxholm State School, Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Belgium Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 94, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 94, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 94, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 94, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 94 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His brother 1603 Private Harold Douglas O'Brien 9th Battalion AIF was killed in action at the first attack on Pozieres, France on 22nd July 1916.