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O'BRIEN, Turlough Dominic
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2229 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps |
| Born: | Temora, New South Wales , Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 9 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales Catholic Monumental, Section K4, Grave 0025. Commemorated in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Temora WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2229, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2229, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2229, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2229, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Shell shock. | |
| 5 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2229, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Turough's middle name has been recorded in a variety of ways, very seldom as Dominc
Son of Robert O'Brien and Margaret O'Brien of Junee Road, Temora, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 30 August 1918 aboard HT Wiltshire disembraking on 3 October 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1936c Turlough married Ellen Baulman in Taree, NSW.