William Charles (Bill) O'BRIEN

Badge Number: 132556, Sub Branch: Plympton
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O'BRIEN, William Charles

    Service Number: 821
    Enlisted: 28 February 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 43rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Port Pirie, South Australia, 3 July 1896
    Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: 8 November 1977, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
    Commemorated with a plaque in the SA Garden of Remembrance
    Memorials: Port Pirie I.O.O.F. FLT Ceres Lodge No 35 Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    28 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 821, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
    9 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 821, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
    9 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 821, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
    25 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 821, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Thomas Henry O'Brien and Jane Sophia O'Brien nee Currell of Fourth Street, Port Pirie West, SA.

    On 24 May 1919 William married Ethel Maud Mann, of Battersby, London, England, in the Parish Church of All Saints, South Lambeth, Surrey, England. Vicar Frank G. Green officiated.

    Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Canberra disembarking on 9 September 1919. 

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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