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O'BRIEN, Francis Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SN 5086, 5086 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Braybrook, Victoria, Australia, 6 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Leather Dresser |
| Died: | Tatura, Victoria, Australia, 2 December 1971, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tatura Public Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance, Wall 132, Row J. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 5086, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 5086, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 5086, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 12 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5086, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Franicis Leonard O'Brien and Sarah Ann Leonard nee Newton of Seymour Street, South Preston, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 July 1919 aboard HT Port Melbourne disembarking on 20 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Francis married Florence Ellen McGinnes in Victoria