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O'BRIEN, Joseph William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3439 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1916, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Army Signals Corps |
| Born: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Linesman |
| Died: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1932, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican, Zone C, Section 10, Grave 4438. Interred 26 March 1932. William Metcalfe & Son officiated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3439, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kiama, NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3439, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3439, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 5 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Army Signals Corps, From 53rd Battalion | |
| 21 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Divisional Signal Company (WW1) | |
| 6 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Army Signals Corps | |
| 20 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3439, Army Signals Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry O'Brien and Sarah O'Brien nee Williams of Cheshunt Street, Richmond, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 August 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 13 October 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 5 April 1924 Joseph married Henrietta Mary Smith in Sydney, NSW