OBREE, Frederick Freeland
| Service Number: | 1951 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Natimuk, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmoulder |
| Died: | Died of wounds - both thighs, France, 8 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt Plot 11, Row E, Grave 54 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right ear. | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to both thighs | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1951, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1951 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-11-08 |
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Son of Frederick George O'Bree and Mary Ann O'Bree nee Freeland of William Street, Preston, Victoria.
Apprenticed to John Bungle & Sons engineers of North Melbourne for seven years.
Brother of Stanley Pierpoint O'Bree who was killed in action on 4 July 1918 while serving with the 60th Battalion and is buried in the Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Plot 111, Row F, Grave 8; Victor Charles O'Bree who returned to Australia on 1 January 1918 having served with the 23rd Battalion
During 1913c Frederick married Annie Marcella Kilmartin Kelly in Victoria. Father of Edna C. O'Bree
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal