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Robert O'BRIEN

Regimental number3679
Place of birthSwan Hill, Victoria
Place of birthQuarry Hill, Victoria
SchoolSwan Hill State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
Address240 Neill Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinWife, Mrs Heleii Tracy O'Brien, 240 Neill Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date6 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularHis calling was Roman Catholic.
FateDied of wounds 20 August 1916
Place of death or woundingUnknown
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No. II), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Margaret O'BRIEN , Mackenzie Street West, Golden Square, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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