Regimental number | 1672 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mailor's Flat, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Printer |
Address | Polwarth Street, Colac, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs O'Brien, Polwarth Street, Colac, Victoria |
Previous military service | 71st Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1674 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Ambulance |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Westhof Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. II), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Colac Cemetery, Victoria. PhotO: Ian Marr |
Family/military connections | Brother: 344 Pte William Patrick O'BRIEN, 24th Bn, killed in action, 16 September 1915; 2nd Lt James O'BRIEN, killed in action, 22 March 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |