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O'BRIEN, Harold Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1603 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 16 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Branxholm, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1603, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1603, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1603, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1603, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1603 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-22 |
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