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O'BRIEN, Richard Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 686, 686A |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Charlton, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Wooroonook, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Swan Hill Cemetery, Victoria Lawn A, G, 22 |
| Memorials: | Shire of Charlton Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 686, 15th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 686, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 12 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , From 59th Battalion. Letter A added to the service number, now 686A | |
| 16 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 686A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Shell wound to the left arm. Invalided to England on 21 September 1918. | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 686A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 686A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William O'Brien and Elizabeth O'Brien nee Pemberton of Wooroonook, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 7 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal