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O'BRIEN, John Mathew
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6456, N272816 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, 4 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1958, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6456, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 6456, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 6456, 7th Infantry Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Divisional Train | |
| 18 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Train, From 2nd Divisional Train |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N272816 | |
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| 15 Oct 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N272816 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister M.A. Weston of Drummond Street, Euston Road, London, England.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Cluny Castle disembarking on 21 May 1919 at Adelaide for onward travel to Brisbane aboard HT Tracos Montes
Husband of Ellen O'Brien of Greenacres Road, Bankstown, NSW.
Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal