Private David Michael O'BRIEN 6549
Born: Middleton, Cork, Ireland Son of John & Mary Anne O'Brien (nee Sloane), of Ballybraker, Ballycotton, Ireland Enlisted: 17-5-1916, R.A. S. Grounds, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer Embarked: 7-10-1916, Sydney, N.S.W. per "Ceramic" Battalion: 1st Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 5/8-5-1917, France aged 23years Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Private Timothy O'BRIEN 5165
Born: Killarney, Ireland Son of Michael O'Brien, Lassavane, Millitonn, Co. Kerry, Ireland Enlisted: 8-1-1916, Melbourne, Victoria Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer Embarked: 1-4-1916, Melbourne, Victoria per "Suffolk" Battalion: 59th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 9-4-1918, France aged 29years Resting: Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux |
Photo: Find A Grave
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Private Michael O'CALLAGHAN 474
Born: Williamstown, Cork, Ireland Son of C O'Callaghan, Doctor's Hill, King Willimstown, County Cork, Ireland Enlisted: 19-9-1914, Bundaberg, Queensland Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer Embarked: 22-12-1914, Melbourne, Victoria per "Ceramic" Battalion: 15th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 8-8-1915 Gallipoli Peninsula Honoured: Lone Pine Memorial |
Photo: Queenslander Pictorial 19-6-1915
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Private James O'CONNELL 683
Born: Rathmore, Killarney, Ireland Son of Laura O'Connell, Rathmore, County Kerry, Ireland Enlisted: 23-3-1915, Melbourne, Victoria Occupation prior to Enlistment: Sailor Embarked: 10-5-1915, Melbourne, Victoria per "Euripides" Battalion: 24th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 5-8-1916, France Honoured : Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Private John Joseph O'CONNOR 514
Born: St. Mary's, Limerick, Munster Son of J. O'Connor, 30 Paget Road, Lordship Park, London, England Next of Kin: Brother - James O'Connor, Goya 33, Madrid Spain Husnband of Gertrude O'Connor, Renwick Street, Marrickville, N.S.W. Enlisted: 25-4-1914, Sydney, N.S.W. Occupation prior to Enlistment: Draughtsman Embarked: 20-10-1914, Sydney, N.S.W. per "Euripides" Battalion: 4th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 30-4-1915, Gallipoli Peninsula Resting: Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac |
Photo: Cliff Carson - Find A Grave
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Private Patrick John O'DEA 1792
Born: Clare, Ireland Son of Annie O'Dea, Gilbert Street West, Adelaide, South Australia Enlisted: 28-8-1915, Adelaide, South Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Labourer Served Irish Corps, Adelaide for 2½years (resigned) Embarked: 11-1-1916, Adelaide, South Australia per "Borda" Battalion: 48th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 8-8-1916, France Honoured: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Photo: Chronicle Newspaper
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Private Thomas Henry O'Donnell 6183
Born: Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland Son of Thomas Henry and Elizabeth Mary O'Donnell, National Bank, Ireland Enlisted: 29-9-1916, Adelaide, South Australia Occupation prior to Enlistment: Bank Clerk Embarked: 6-11-1916, Adelaide, South Australia per "Afric" Battalion: 50th Battalion Australian Infantry K.I.A. 28-9-1917 aged 27years, Belgium Resting: Aeroplane Cemetery, Belgium |
Group portrait of members of the 17th Reinforcements of the 27th Battalion. Left to right, back row: 6171 Private (Pte) Harold Willis White; 6124 Pte Edgar Leonard Nourse; seated, 6183 Pte Thomas Henry O’Donnell; 6115 Pte Edward Colman Mugge. All members embarked from Adelaide on 6 November 1916 aboard HMAT Afric (A19) for Plymouth, England. Pte O’Donnell, a bank clerk from Angaston, South Australia, prior to enlistment, trained with the 7th Training Battalion in England before proceeding to France in July 1917 where he was transferred to the 50th Battalion. Pte O’Donnell was killed in action on 28 September 1917 near Zonnebeke, Belgium. He was aged 27 years. The other three soldiers survived the war and returned to Australia in July 1919.
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