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Thomas O'BRIEN

Regimental number1966
Place of birthPort Pirie, South Australia
Other NamesThomas William
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressPort Pirie West, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 7.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Sophia O'Brien, Fourth Street, Port Pirie, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 13 July 1916
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Name does not appear on Nominal Roll
Discharge date25 October 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 12 July 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 September 1916; marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, 10 September 1916.

Found guilty, 17 October 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 8 October 1917, until 1100 hours, 12 October 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeits 4 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 November 1916; marched into 4th Divisional Base Depot, 21 November 1916.

Taken on strength of 48th Bn, 9 December 1916.

Admitted to No 12 Australian Field Ambulance, 30 April 1917, and transferred to 4th Divisional Rest Station the same day (septic sores); discharged, 12 May 1917; rejoined unit, 16 May 1917.

Admitted to No 76 Field Ambulance, 8 June 1917 (shell shock), and transferred to No 77 Field Ambulance the same day; discharged, 12 June 1917; rejoined unit, 13 June 1917.

Admitted to No 13 Field Ambulance, 3 July 1917 (gunshot wound, face); transferred to No 11 Casualty Clearing Station, 5 July 1917; to No 22 Ambulance Train, 7 July 1917; to No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, 8 July 1917; to England, 10 July 1917; to York House Hospital, Folkestone, 10 July 1917 (shrapnel left face and arm); to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 10 August 1917; discharged to furlough, 25 August 1917.

Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 8 September 1917.

Found guilty, 23 October 1917, of being absent without leave from Tattoo, 20 October 1917, until 0830 hours, 22 October 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks and forfeits 3 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Reclassified B1A4, 25 October 1917.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 7 November 1917.

Found guilty, 6 December 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 29 November 1917, until 2200 hours, 3 December 1917: awarded 12 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 18 days' pay.

Marched out of Overseas Training Bde, 24 December 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 25 December 1917 (Class B1C).

Marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 21 January 1918.

Found guilty, 21 February 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 5 February 1918, until 1400 hours, 18 February 1918: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 29 days' pay.

Marched into Overseas Training Bde, Longbridge Deverill, 23 April 1918.

Marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, 10 May 1918.

Found guilty, 4 May 1918, of missing Draft Parade after being duly warned twice: awarded 168 hours' detention.

Found guilty, 1 June 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 28 May 1918, until 0800 hours, 29 May 1918: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2 and total forfeiture of 15 days' pay.

Admitted to Brigade Clearing Hospital, Codford, 11 June 1918 (observation); discharged to 12th Training Bn, 14 June 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 12 October 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 13 October 1918; rejoined 48th Bn, 14 October 1918.

Proceeded to England, 7 December 1918; taken on strength of Australian Administrative Headquarters, London, 14 December 1918.

Married Annie Hutton, Redholm, 19 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Canberra', 23 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 9 September 1919; discharged Adelaide (termination of period of enlistment), 25 October 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 October 1929
Age at death38
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, O'BRIEN Thomas

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