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O'BRIEN, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 959, 4011 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carrickmore, Omagh, Tyrone, Ireland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 959, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 959, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 959, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 4011, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 4011, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir. From 7th Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4011, 59th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh | |
| 24 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4011, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nf Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alice O'Brien, 14 John Street, Omagh, County Tyrone Ireland.
Commenced return to Australia, first time, on 31 August 1915.
Commenced return to England on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 28 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal