Francis O'BRIEN

Francis O'BRIEN Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	2371
Enlisted:	28 December 1915, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Naracoorte, South Australia, 1883
Home Town:	St George, Balonne Shire, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 28 October 1938, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Grave unmarked.
Memorials:	St George & District Honour Board

28 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2371, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD
21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2371, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2371, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane
30 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2371, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

Help us honour Francis O'Brien's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Husband of Bertha O'Brien nee Pewter of Douglas Road, Salisbury, QLD. Francis and Bertha married on 17 June 1916 in Brisbane, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 15 December 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal