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O'BRIEN, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6861, 6861A |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ararat, Victoria, Austrzlia, 16 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Platelayer |
| Died: | Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 30 April 1934, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6861, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6861A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6861A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 6 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6861, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Brien and Margaret O'Brien nee McLoughlin of Ararat, Victoria.
Brother of Nicholas Edward O'Brien who died of wounds on 21 April 1917 while serving with the 24th Battalion and is buried in the Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Plot A, Row D, Grave 7
During 1915c William married Violet Margaret Smith in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 10 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal