Alfred O'BRIEN

O'BRIEN, Alfred

Service Number: 6072
Enlisted: 28 August 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
Born: Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, November 1894
Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Hit by shell early in attack, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery: Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

28 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6072, 21st Infantry Battalion
3 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6072, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6072, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
4 Oct 1917: Involvement Private, 6072, 21st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6072 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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