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O'BRIEN, Augustine Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2261, 2261A |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia, 29 January 1923, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2261, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2261, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2261, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 58th Battalion. Letter A added to the number when taken on strength now 2261A | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2261A, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2261A, 60th Infantry Battalion, Contusions | |
| 3 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2261A, 60th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Gassed, severe. Embarked for England on 7 September 1918 | |
| 9 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2261A, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to gas poisoning |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph O'Brien and Mary Jane O'Brien nee Wincey of Williams Street, Abbotsford, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 30 Janaury 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Augustine married Majorie Tumbleward in Victoria