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O'BRIEN, Patrick
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Brown, James - Service Record - AKA |
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| Service Number: | 1038 |
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1038, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1038, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, From 53rd Battalion | |
| 26 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1038, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Riley's Hotel, Orange, NSW.
Prior to coming to Australia Patrick had served with the Dublin Fuseliers for about twelve years.
Next of kin given as Kate O'Brien of Blarney, Ireland. It was later confirmed that Patrick was married to a M. Brown of Peter Street, Cork, Ireland but she was never made next of kin.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 October 1918 board HT Port Darwin disembarking on 26 December 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal