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O'BRIEN, William Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1990 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1915, Enlisted at Wycheproof, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Wycheproof, Buloke, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Memorials: | Wycheproof Shire Honour Roll, Wycheproof War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1990, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wycheproof, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1990, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1990, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1990, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 18 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1990, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister E. Hall of Abercrombie Street, Chippendale, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1918 aboard HT Osterley disembarking on 13 April 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal