Hubert O'BRIEN

O'BRIEN, Hubert

Service Number: 3092
Enlisted: 9 July 1915, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIF)
Born: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town: South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Rubberworker
Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 December 1986, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
Interred on 16 December 1985. Garden of Remembrance 1, Section 5, Niche 11
Memorials: South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3092, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 3092, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 3092, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
24 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 7th Battalion
15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 57th Battalion
4 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion
10 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIF), From 59th Battalion

World War 2 Service

31 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3092, Australian Infantry Base Depot (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Hubert O'Brien and Sarah Jane O'Brien nee Mitchell of Martin Street, South Melbourne, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia 19 April 1919 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 8 June 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Hubert married Jessie Doris Harris in Victoria