Thomas O'BRIEN

O'BRIEN, Thomas

    Service Number: 5706
    Enlisted: 17 April 1916, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 26th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 1876
    Home Town: Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland
    Schooling: Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 23
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough St Mary's College War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5706, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD
    7 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 5706, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
    7 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 5706, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
    1 Mar 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5706, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gassed
    20 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5706, 26th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Later changed to Killed in Action

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Maurince O'Brien and Mary Hull formerly O'Brien of Tooley Street, Maryborough, QLD.

    Brother of John Michael O'Brien who was killed in action on 26 September 1917 while serving with the 4th Pioneer Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate, Ypres. Panel 31

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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