Frederick Leslie O'BRIEN

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O'BRIEN, Frederick Leslie

Service Number:	218
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Kensington, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cudal, New South Wales, 2 November 1894
Home Town:	Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cudal Public School
Occupation:	Telephone mechanic (PMG Linesman)
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cudal & District War Memorial Gates, Leichhardt War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 218, Kensington, New South Wales
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 218, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 218, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 218, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 218 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"...218 Lance Corporal Frederick O'Brien, 1st Battalion. A telephone mechanic from Cudal, New South Wales, prior to enlisting on 17 August 1914, L Cpl O'Brien transferred from B Company of the 1st Battalion to Signals. He embarked for overseas service aboard HMAT Afric (A19) on 18 October 1914. Cpl O'Brien was killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, aged 21 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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