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O'BRIEN, Robert Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 906 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilrush, Coutny Clae, Ireland, 23 November 1880 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hindmarsh West, South Australia, 5 April 1959, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General AB, Path 25, Grave 892A. Commemorated in the SA Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 906, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 906, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 906, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 906, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 906, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlisted was given as Bower Road, Davington*, SA. Davington* is now known as Semaphore Park.
Son of George O'Brien of Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland.
Husband of Florence Gerturde O'Brien of Castle Street, Glanville, SA. Robert and Florence married on 10 May 1913 at the residence of Rev. L.B. Fletcher of Alberton, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 10 May 1919 aboard HT Wahehe disembarking on 26 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal