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O'BRIEN, Benedict Michael
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1174 1195, 1174, 1195 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of illness - Dysentery following wounding, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 14 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 68, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1174 1195, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1174, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1174, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1195, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the back and concussion. Invalided to Heliopolis where he contracted Dysentery | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1195, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1195 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-09-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Next of kin was given as his brother Thomas O'Brien of Star Hotel, Collingwood, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Next of kin was given as his brother Thomas O'Brien of Star Hotel, Collingwood, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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