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O'BRIEN, William Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 443 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bega and Casino State Schools, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Stock & Station Agent |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row K, Grave 6 Father Bergin officiated Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 443, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 443, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 443, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 12 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 443, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 443 awm_unit: 6th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Edward and Mary O'Brien of 22 Crown Street, St Peters, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the NSW Mounted Rifles
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