Private

Charles O'Brien

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Matilda O'Brien (nee McLean), of 125, Leith St., Dunedin. Served in Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
55257
Name:
Charles O'Brien
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. O'Brien (mother), 47 Nairn Street, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Miner
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
Samoan Relief Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service
Date of Death:
16 November 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
11 February 1918
Transport:
Talune 11 February 1918
Vessel:
Talune
Destination:
Apia, Samoa

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 88. Path V. R.C.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Charles O'Brien
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