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Percy John O'BRIEN

Regimental number1159
Date of birth7 November 1886
Place of birthAbyglassyn, New South Wales
SchoolAbyglassyn State School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCarrington Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27.10
Next of kinWife, Mrs P J O'Brien, Carrington Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion F Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularChiefly associated with Maitland, NSW.
FateKilled in Action 13 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burial4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
37
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Mary O'BRIEN, Maitland, New South Wales; Wife: Ellen Regis O'BRIEN
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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