Regimental number | 163 |
Place of birth | Victoria |
School | Woolshed Flat State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Shearer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, D. O'Brien, Korong Vale, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Squadron Engineers |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Ludd, Palestine |
Age at death | 27.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Ramleh War Cemetery (Row DD, Grave No. 53), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Catherine O'BRIEN, Korong Vale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2367 Pte Ronald Ewan O'BRIEN, 8th Bn, killed in action, 20 September 1917; 655A Pte David Michael O'BRIEN, 39th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |