Regimental number | 3413 |
Place of birth | Manilla, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | West Tamworth, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, M. Bailey, West Tamworth, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Narrabri, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Annie O'BRIEN |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 5 December 1915 (mumps). Allotted to 53rd Bn from 1st Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916, and taken on strength of 53rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, the same day. Transferred to 5th Division Signal Company, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 5th Division Signal Company, Tel el Kebir, 16 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. On leave to England, 16 June 1917; rejoined unit, 29 June 1917. Wounded in action, 14 May 1918; admitted to No 14 Australian Field Ambulance, 14 May 1918 (gassed); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 14 May 1918; to No 28 Ambulance Train, 14 May 1918; to No 9 General Hospital, Rouen, 15 May 1918; to England, 18 May 1918; to Northampton War Hosptial, Duston, 19 May 1918; discharged to furlough, 17 June 1918. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 1 July 1918 (Class B1A2). Found guilty, 1 July 1918, of being absent without leave from 1030 hours, until 1120 hours, 1 July 1918: award, admonished. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 25 October 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 20 November 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 24 February 1919; discharged Sydney (medically unfit: rheumatism), 24 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 55 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, O'BRIEN William Joseph |