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O'BRIEN, Francis Anthony
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3011 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2 November 1900 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical engineer |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 15 May 1969, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales W-17-RC-OR-2673 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3011, 45th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3011, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 3011, 45th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3011, 45th Infantry Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael Thomas O'Brien and Mary Ellen O'Brien of Windsor Street, Paddington, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 19 September 1917
Medal: British War Medal