Regimental number | 6072 |
Place of birth | Windsor, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 117 Wells Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, John Michael O'Brien, George Street, Windsor, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in 41st Infantry Batallion, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted on 29th August 1916 and joined the 21st Batallion on 13th May 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Broodseinde Ridge, Passchendaele, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row A, Grave No. 16), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 94 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |