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O'BRIEN, Patrick Coleman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1169 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Terowie, South Australia, 18 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the left arm, later amputated, 2nd Stationary Hospital, France, 30 July 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Abbeville Communal Cemetery Plot V, Row H, Grave 12. Headstone inscription reads: Such dreams we had of future joy that was to be with you dear boy |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1169, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1169, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1169, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1169, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left arm, later amputated |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Brien and Bridget O'Brien nee Fahy of Bismarck Street, Petersburg, SA.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal