Corporal

Cecil Frederick O'Brien

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Clarice May O'Brien, of Lake Tekapo, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A verdict of death by drowning, following a self-inflicted wound with  a .22 calibre rifle was returned in the case of Cecil Frederick O'Brien, aged 33,a returned soldier from the  present war, whose body was found  in a riverside pool near Belmont Station."

HUTT NEWS, VOLUME 18, ISSUE 37, 20 DECEMBER 1944, PAGE 5

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
27690
Name:
Cecil Frederick O'Brien
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Suicide
Date of Death:
10 October 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
2. E. Soldiers.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Cecil Frederick O'Brien
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