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O'BRIEN, Thomas Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2223 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1915, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Gulgong, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Gulgong District Soliders Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 3 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 2223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 2223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney | |
| 18 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2223, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Mary Ann Bennett of Ulhan Road, Gulgong, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 17 April 1917 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 9 June 1917 at Melbourne then overland to Sydney.
Medal: British War Medal.