Eric O'BRIEN

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O'BRIEN, Eric

    Service Number: Officer
    Enlisted: 25 July 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Goodwood, South Australia, 3 November 1892
    Home Town: Wayville, Unley, South Australia
    Schooling: Prince Alfred College, South Australia; Sturt Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia
    Occupation: Audit Clerk
    Died: Daw Park, South Australia, 4 October 1969, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
    Cremation. Ashes interred Painters Court, Wall 205, Niche F011. Commemorated on the SA Garden of Remembrance, Wall 9, Row B
    Memorials: Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Unley Wayville Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    25 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
    24 Jan 1917: Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
    24 Jan 1917: Embarked 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide
    4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW Right Thigh ,Left Arm & Accidental Burn on Leg
    15 Aug 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Francis Michael O'Brien and Mary O'Brien nee Williams of Goodwood, SA.

    Husband of Emma Linda O'Brien nee Jorgensen of Bartley Crescent, Wayville, SA. Eric and Emma were married on 22 July 1916 in the Methodist Church, Unley, SA.

    Commenced return to Australia on 16 December 1917 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 13 February 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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