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O'BRIEN, Henry Gladstone
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4579 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia, 26 June 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tumut New Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Roman Catholic New Section, Row EE, Grave 10 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4579, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4579, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Police, From 14th Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4579, Anzac Police, Shell shock | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 8 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 14th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. Embarked for England on 22 February 1918 aboard HS Pierre-de-Corrick | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Severe wound to the chest. Invalided to England on 13 August 1918 | |
| 3 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4579, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Brien and Annie O'Brien nee Hudson of Albert Street, Brunswick, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana disembarking on 9 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Henry married Lilian Gladys Hawthorne in Victoria.