Michael O'BRIEN

Regimental number3100
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationStation hand
AddressCharleville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFriend, James Forest, Ballastman, Cheepie Line, Queensland
Enlistment date26 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 August 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death6 March 1977