O'BRIEN, Herbert Edward
| Service Numbers: | 569, 6143, N118414 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 35 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia , 26 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer, Blacksmith |
| Died: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 July 1943, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Roman Catholic, Section D, Plot 792 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 569, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 569, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 569, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 569, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit | |
| 31 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6143, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at the Sydney Showgrounds, NSW | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6143, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6143, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Boursies. Interned in Gefangenenlager Prison, Limburg, Germany. Repatriated to England arriving on 19 December 1918 | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6143, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 1 May 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N118414, 2 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
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| 9 Jan 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, N118414, 35 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as George Street, Waterloo, NSW.
Son of Thomas O'Brien and Lochselina O'Brien nee Turner of Noone Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia from Suez, first time, 15 November 1915 aboard HT Borda
During 1916c Herbert married Isabel May Anderson in Granville, NSW. Address at the time of enlistment was given as Sydney Road, Granville, NSW.
Commenced rerturn to Australia, second time, on 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber disembarking on 14 May 1919
Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal
When enlisting for WW2 Herbert lowered his age by aproxiamately eight years