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O'BRIEN, Martin Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20055 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 16 August 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria Poplar Lawn (BX), Row 37, Grave 27. Interred on 19 August 1974 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 20055, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 20055, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 20055, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 9 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Divisional Signal Company, From 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 20055, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jeremiah Joseph O'Brien and Ellen O'Brien nee Moran of Royal Terrace, Nicholson street, Fitzroy, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking on 1 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Martin married Dorothy Agnes O'Loughlin in Victoria