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Stanley Pierpont O'BREE

Regimental number6139
Place of birthPreston, Victoria
SchoolAbbotsford School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIronmoulder
Address53 William Street, Preston, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Mr F G O'Bree, 53 William Street, Preston, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces, Victoria.
Enlistment date25 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted April 1916, leaving Australia on 28th July 1916. He served as a Lewis Machine Gunner and was gassed at Bullecourt, France.
FateKilled in Action 4 July 1918
Place of death or woundingVille-Sur-Ancre, France
Age at death22.10
Family/military connectionsBrothers: No.1951 Lance Corporal F.F O'Bree, wounded at Pozieres, France and Armentieres, France, killed at Flers, France. Also Victor Charles O'Bree wounded at Gallipoli and in France.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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