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O'BRIEN, George Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7287 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1916, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7287, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7287, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7287, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 6 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7287, 15th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left thigh. Invalided to England on 22 September 1918 | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7287, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Alice O'Brien C/- Allan And Stark, Queen Street, Brisbane, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 15 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane by boat
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal