Ernest O'BRIEN

Regimental number2859
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSeaman
AddressHobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Henry O'Brien, 20 Lochner Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date9 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 6 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
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Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death28 June 1949