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O'BRIEN, Edward Phillip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7220 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1915, Enlisted at Albury, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Violet Town, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 21 December 1941, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albury General Cemetery / Waugh Road, NSW Section 13, Row AA, Grave 19. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7220, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Albury, NSW | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 7220, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 7220, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 23 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 7220, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Isaac O'Brien and Leila Elizabeth O'Brien nee Renfree of Olive Street, Albury, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 1 July 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Edward married Ethel May Hodge in Albury, NSW.