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O'BRIEN, Robert Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 187 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia , 1876 |
| Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 21 November 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 187, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 187, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 187, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 187, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis and premature senilitiy |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Brien and Mary Ann Caldwell formerly O'Brien nee Hewitt of Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1918 aboard HT Gaika
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 28 April 1925 Robert married Violet Gladys Mary Coyle in QLD.
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