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O'BRIEN, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2134 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Prospect, South Australia, 18 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | South Australia, 20 May 1961, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 13A, Grave 54. Interred on 23 May 1961 |
| Memorials: | Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the right arm. | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Second occasion. Shell shock | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2134, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to trachycardia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary O'Brien of Waymouth Street, Adelaide, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 October 1917 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on 11 Decemeber 1917.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Ada Charlotte O'Brien of Prospect, SA. Ada died in 1921c
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