O'BRIEN, Nicholas Edward
| Service Number: | 2420 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warracknabeal, Victoria, 11 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Augustine's Orphange, Geelong |
| Occupation: | Wickmaker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 21 April 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, Achiet-le-Grand, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Hermies British Cemetery, Hermies, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2420, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 25 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded Shell wound (legs) | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2420, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2420 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-21 |
Youngest Son
In researching my family history, I came across my great grandmothers sister and her family.
Nicholas Edward (Eddie) was the youngest son on John and Margaret O'Brien and the first of his siblings to die.
He had 2 sisters, Mary Ellen McIntyre and Aileen Francis Duncan and 5 brothers, Michael Patrick, John Joseph, Terence Francis, William Alphonsu and Robert James.
His wife name was Hilda Emma and they had 2 children, Edward and Irene.
His father, John O'Brien died tragically in 1892 on Nicholas's 4th birthday.
One day I hope to visit his grave in France to honour him.
Submitted 26 March 2016 by John Kelly
Biography
Until 3 months ago I never heard of Nicholas or his sibling's. It was my family reasearch to find my great grandmother's sister, Margaret O'brien that I discovered the story of my grandfather's first cousins.
Nicholas Edward (Eddie) O'Brien was the youngest son of John and Margaret O'Brien. He had two sisters, Mary Ellen McIntyre and Aileen Francis Duncan, and five brothers, Michael Patrick, John Joseph, Terence Francis, William Alphonsu and Robert James. Eddie married Hilda Emma Carr, and together had two children, Edward William and Irene May.
I am still researching and hope to find out more about his short life. - John Kelly
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