Regimental number | 6069 |
Place of birth | North Melbourne, Victoria |
School | St Francis Roman Catholic School, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | West Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah O'Brien, Union Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 44 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 17), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 80 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Sarah O'BRIEN, 7 Union Street, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nephew: Kevin Aloysius Keogh, killed in action during May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |