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O'BRIEN, William Martin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2471 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cohuna, Victoria, Australia,, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cohuna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, 24 August 1924, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coonabarabran General Cemetery, New South Wales Grave location is not known. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2471, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2471, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the head | |
| 4 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 24th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the groin | |
| 21 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2471, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward O'Brien and Catherine O'Brien nee Ryan of Cohuna via Kerang, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia 12 March 1920 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 6 May 1920
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal