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O'BRIEN-UREN, Neil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4504 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 11 February 1893 |
| Home Town: | Yunndaga, Menzies, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 30 July 1919, aged 26 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican, Section IA, Grave 0212 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 4504, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Driver, 4504, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Driver, 4504, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 4504, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to abdominal adhesians |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Woolgar, WA. In 1904 it was decide to declare it a town however there was already a town named Woolgar in QLD so the name Yunndaga was chosen, The town is now abandoned.
Neil was born Neil O'Brien however following his mother's remarriage is was decide he would serve as Neil O'Brien-Uren.
Son of James Frederick O'Brien and Mary Uren formerly O'Brien nee Weir of Woolgar, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 abaord HT Runic disembarking on 26 June 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal Victory Medal