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O'BRYAN, Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5064 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Medical Corps WW1 |
| Born: | Berriwillock, Victoria, Australia, 13 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 11 July 1971, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Church of England, Bolingbroke Lawn, Row L, Grave 52. Interred on 14 July 1971 |
| Memorials: | Berriwillock Memorial Wall and Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5064, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5064, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5064, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 5 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 23rd Battalion | |
| 12 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion, From 65th Battalion | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the eye. Embarked for England on 13 October1917 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 19 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, At Harefield, England | |
| 12 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5064, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to the loss of the right eye |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mark O'Bryan and Annie O'Bryan nee Morrison of Neilson Road, Albert Park, Victoria.
Brother of Malcolm O'Bryan DCM who returned to Australia on 29 January 1919 having served with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade
On 7 January 1919 Donald married Christina Edwards the Parish Church, Harefield, England. A.A. Harland officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana, having failed to embark HT Ulysses, disembarked on 9 October 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal