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O'BRIEN, Ivan Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX3967 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Prospect, South Australia, Australia , 14 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Libya, 9 April 1941, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nailsworth Primary School WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 May 1940: | Involvement Signalman, SX3967 | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 30 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3967 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
Family story
My mother inlaw Valerie O'Brien who was married to Edward Patrick O'Brien Ivans younger brother. Told me that Ivan desperately wanted to enlist in the army to go to war, but he had a club foot. He eventually enlisted as a cook and was posted to Libya. As the german push was getting stronger and more soldiers were needed he was enrolled in the signal corps. He was subsequently killed in action in Libya
Submitted 20 January 2022 by Chris Copley
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