Regimental number | 6771 |
Place of birth | Enniskillen, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Jeweller |
Address | 36A Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36.6 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Mr E F Murphy, 89 Market Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Garrison Artillery, United Kingdom |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Nicholson on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Commenced return to Australia on board Ht 'Persic', 21 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit: chronic bronchitis, age), Sydney, 25 May 1918. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 49 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 2320), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, O'BRIEN John |