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William Joseph O'BRIEN

Regimental number5687
Place of birthToowoomba, Queensland
SchoolMudgee College, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMilling engineer
AddressToowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen O'Brien, 'Miltown', Neil Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Previous military servicePossibly served in the Light Horse.
Enlistment date12 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 23 April 1917
Place of death or woundingVaulx-Vraucourt, France
Age at death20.9
Place of burialVaulx Australian Field Ambulance (Row B, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
105
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Ellen O'BRIEN, Neil Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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