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O'BRIEN, Francis Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1411, 6170 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 November 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Training Battalion |
| Born: | Rathdownie, Ireland, 1 January 1876 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Platelayer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1411, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1411, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1411, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1411, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to pleurisy and rheumatism | |
| 2 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6170, 6th Training Battalion, Re-enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6170, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6170, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked HT Afric at Sydney, NSW | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6170, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6170, 6th Training Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to anaemia and rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister-in-law May O'Brien of Elizabeth Street, Paddington, NSW