Regimental number | 3874 |
Place of birth | Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Christian Brothers (Catholic) College, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Engineer |
Address | Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, A E O'Brien, 80 Barcom Avenue, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a Navy Cadet with the Naval Brigade, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, NSW. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th ATM Battery |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died at the No.2 Casualty Clearing Station and was buried in the military cemetery at Outtersbeen, near Bailleul. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death | 18.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 51), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Edward and Ellen Mary O'BRIEN, 80 Barcom Avenue, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |