Regimental number | 2420 |
Place of birth | Warracknabeal, Victoria |
School | St Augustine's (Catholic) Orphanage, Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Wickmaker |
Address | 182 Neill Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mrs H E O'Brien, 23 Waterloo Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served at the Royal Australian Naval Depot at Williamstown, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 7), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Terasa Margaret O'BRIEN; husband of Hilda Emma Carr (formerly O'BRIEN), 20 Henry Street, Abbotsford, Victoria. Native of Warracknabeal, Vicktoria |