O'BRYAN, Henry James
| Service Number: | 3452 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marong, Victoria, Australia, 26 October 1873 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mine Manager |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3452, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3452, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne |
My g-grandfather
Henry James O'bryan
It's no good me repeating what some one else has written,
My mother Ivy Ellen Keogh ( née Tucker )told me when I was doing the family history that her grandfather survived the war only to die 3 to 4 years after he returned in 1922 , from injuries he sustained from an accident with a tram ,car my mother was not quite sure ,
She was born in 1928 and died 2012, but for the years that we talk about family history, she was quite addiment ,that what she was telling me was true .
Her mother Ann Eileen Tucker née O'bryan died in1953 and I think she was the closest to her father.
He sent her a picture from the Holy land it was in a frame which could have been done later .
I think it was a Christmas card and a handkerchief from I think France .I did have them but I was a afraid they might get destroyed in the fires that were around my area.
I don't have these at the moment but I can get pictures of them on Monday when I see my sister. I live in the country and she lives in the suburbs .
I am the eldest in my family as was my mother in her family.
Submitted 23 July 2016 by Cheryl Taylor
Biography
I added information earlier but pressed the suggest Changes to quickly, below is Henry James O'Bryan Birth reference from Victorian Birth Death and Marriages
Birth 1873,03626,,Obryan,Henry James,Luke,Mccarthy Mary,Marong,
Death 1922,09105,,Obryan,Henry James,Obryan Luke,Mccarthy Mary Ellen,Fitzroy South,50,
and here is the listing from Coburg Pine Ridge cemetery for his burial
Reg No 28716
Location RC*E***867
Area ROMAN CATHOLIC
Surname O'BRYAN
Given Names HENRY JAMES
Date Of Birth
Date Of Death
Age 49
Here is his Military Record
Regimental number 3452
Religion Church of England
Occupation Mine manager
Address Malmsbury, Victoria
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 44
Next of kin Wife, Mrs Mary Ellen O'Bryan, 35 Moore Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Enlistment date 5 March 1917
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 57th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/74/4
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 57th Battalion
Fate Returned to Australia 24 July 1919
It is understood that during the War he was exposed to chemicals or Gas of some sort but have not verified as yet, and that presumed led to his death in 1922 3 years after the War, I am getting his death certificate to try and find out what he actually died from. I have his Military record also but I don't really understand some of it.
As soon as I find the cause of death I will put it into his profile.
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