Maurice Keith O'Brien

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Francis O'Brien and of Eily Anne O'Brien (nee Yearbury), of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number:

29412

Name:

Maurice Keith O'Brien

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

19 September 1919

Place of Birth:

Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mrs E.A. O'Brien (mother), 39 Grotto St, Te Papa, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

39 Grotto Street, Te Papa, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Canister-Maker

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry, 24 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

26 March 1943

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

01 January 1970

Destination:

Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Sfax War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

XI. E. 9.

Cemetery Location:

Tunisia