William George O'BRIEN

O'BRIEN, William George

    Service Number: 2761
    Enlisted: 31 July 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: Depot Units of Supply
    Born: Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 31 January 1894
    Home Town: Bowral, Wingecarribee, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1939, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Bowral General Cemetery, NSW
    Anglican area
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    World War 1 Service

    31 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2761, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW
    2 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 2761, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    2 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 2761, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
    14 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir, from the 18th Battalion
    29 Jun 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2761, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left knee. Embarked for England on 1 July 1916 aboard HS Jan Breydel
    6 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2761, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell shock
    29 Oct 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 3rd Battalion
    17 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion
    17 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2761, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Third occasion. Gassed.
    29 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Depot Units of Supply
    29 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2761, Depot Units of Supply, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Thomas O'Brien and Ann O'Brien nee Mullett of Victoria Street, Bowral, NSW.

    Commenced return to Australia on 8 September 1919 aboard HT Raranga disembarking on 29 October 1919

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

    During 1925c William married May Ellen Grove in Bowral, NSW.

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