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O'BRIEN, Henry Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9055 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Amby, Queensland, Australia, 13 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Amby, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1968, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic, Row 5, Grave 2363. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Amby War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9055, 7th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 9055, 7th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 9055, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 9055, 7th Field Ambulance, Gassed. Embarked from England on 1 November 1917 aboard HS St. David | |
| 26 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 9055, 7th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas O'Brien and Catherine Agnes O'Brien nee Raleigh of Amby, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboard HT Swakopmund disembarking on 2 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 16 July 1923 Henry married Ada Mary Hunter in QLD
During 1961c Henry applied to join the Oatley RSL Sub Branch