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O'BRIEN, Edward Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4569 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pingelly, Western Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Derby, Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Leederville, Perth, Western Australia, 17 January 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Section ZM, Grave 0219. Maybe expired. Interred under the name of Edmund Patrick O'Brien |
| Memorials: | Jarrahdale Roll Of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4569, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4569, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4569, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4569, 11th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the wrist. Embarked for England on 10 May 1917 aboard HS Stad Antwerphen | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4569, 11th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shrapnel wound to the neck. Embarked for England on 25 September 1917 aboard HS Warilda | |
| 2 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4569, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Thomas O'Brien and Maria O'Brien nee Buckingham of Moore River via Gin Gin, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 17 December 1918 aboard HT Argyllshire disembarking on 19 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1938c Edward married Alvy Thomas in Perth, WA