Colville Edward O'BRIEN

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O'BRIEN, Colville Edward

Service Number:	4489
Enlisted:	12 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 August 1885
Home Town:	Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Chairmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot III, Row C, Grave 4
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World War 1 Service

12 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4489, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
30 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4489, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
30 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4489, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Brisbane
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 26th Battalion
20 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion, From 69th Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert O'Brien and Ellen O'Brien nee Prest of Colville Street, West End, Brisbane, QLD.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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