Regimental number | 1425 |
Place of birth | Tumut, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Adelong, New South Wales |
School | Xavier Catholic College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Tumut, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Leila Olga O'Brien, Strathmore, 143 Victoria Street, Pott's Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Amman, Palestine |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 29), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jane O'BRIEN; husband of Leila O'BRIEN, Gilmore Hotel, Tumut, New south Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: [Orlando ?] J. O'Brien, killed at Messines, Belgium in June 1917. |