Daniel Francis O'BRIEN

O'BRIEN, Daniel Francis

    Service Number: 2379
    Enlisted: 25 February 1916, Enlisted at Pakenham, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 37th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Nar Nar Goon, Victoria, Australia, 1891
    Home Town: Nar Nar Goon, Cardinia, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Grazier
    Died: Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 December 1947, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Pakenham Cemetery, Victoria
    Catholic, West Compartment Block B, Grave 305
    Memorials: Nar Nar Goon Roll of Honor WW1
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    World War 1 Service

    25 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Pakenham, Victoria
    20 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2379, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2379, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
    18 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 37th Infantry Battalion, Accidental. Wound to the leg
    3 Jun 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 37th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Michael James O'Briend and Johanna Mary O'Brien nee Mulcahy of Nar Nar Goon, Victoria.

    Next of kin given as his sister Cathering O'Brien of Nar Nar Goon, Gippsland, Victoria.

    Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Llanstephen Castle disembarking on 16 April 1918

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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