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O'BRIEN, Daniel Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4648 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 April 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1895 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Appendicitis, No. 1 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 22 February 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row M, Grave 104. Rev. P. Griffin officiated. Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of Mr. & Mrs. O'Brien of North Melbourne R.I.P. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4648, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 4648, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 4648, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Persia, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Brien and Catherine O'Brien nee Gardiner of Chetwynd Street, North Melbourne, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal