Regimental number | 6139 |
Place of birth | Preston, Victoria |
School | Abbotsford School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Ironmoulder |
Address | 53 William Street, Preston, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr F G O'Bree, 53 William Street, Preston, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted April 1916, leaving Australia on 28th July 1916. He served as a Lewis Machine Gunner and was gassed at Bullecourt, France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ville-Sur-Ancre, France |
Age at death | 22.10 |
Family/military connections | Brothers: No.1951 Lance Corporal F.F O'Bree, wounded at Pozieres, France and Armentieres, France, killed at Flers, France. Also Victor Charles O'Bree wounded at Gallipoli and in France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |