O'BRIEN, Edward
| Service Number: | 1711 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Staffordshire, England, 11 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 30 November 1965, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Plot N. May be unmarked |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1711, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1711, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 52nd Battalion | |
| 13 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1711, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Pte Edward O'Brien
From Faye Threlfall, Australia and NZ in WWI
Edward O’BRIEN (1711) was a 20 year old single labourer when he enlisted in Rockhampton (Qld) on 10 January 1916. He listed as his next of kin, his Mother, Mrs Mary Elizabeth O'Brien, Alma Lane, Fitzroy Street, Rockhampton, Queensland. He was born in Staffordshire, England. He embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916 as a member of the 52nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement. After training in England he travelled to the Western Front. During this time he transferred to the 49th Battalion and was wounded in action. He returned to Australia 23 July 1919.
Submitted 28 April 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jack O'Brien and Mary Elizabeth O'Brien nee Wright of Alma Lane, Fitzroy Street, Rockhampton, QLD formerly of Staffordshire, England.
On 22 October 1918 Edward married Lilian Maud French in the Parish Church, Walford, Hereford, England. Vicar T. Emmett officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Port Lincoln disembarking on 20 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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