Michael ('Mick') O'BRIEN

Michael ('Mick') O'BRIEN Update Details

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Service Numbers:	1711, 1711A
Enlisted:	16 March 1916, Service No. 1711A. Allotted the letter "A" owing to duplication in Reg. Nos.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mintaro, South Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Ganger, S.A.R.
Died:	Magill, South Australia, 5 August 1943, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia West Terrace Cemetery Section: Light Oval Row Number: 4S C/E/W: C Site Number: 40 Service Type: Burial
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Cleve WW1 Honor Roll, Port Lincoln S.A.R. Eyre's Peninsula Division Roll of Honour WW1

11 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1711, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1711, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
16 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1711A, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion, Service No. 1711A. Allotted the letter "A" owing to duplication in Reg. Nos.
29 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 1711, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Wounded 1711, 48th Infantry Battalion

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