Regimental number | 5165 |
Place of birth | West Milltown, Kerry County, England |
School | Beaufort School, Kerry County, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brookfield, via Warburton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr M O'Brien, Lissivine, Kerry, Ireland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row O, Grave No. I), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Annie O'BRIEN, Lissavane, West Milltown, Co. Kerry, Ireland |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.5164 Sergeant Daniel O'Brien, 59th Battalion. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |