O'BRIEN, Patrick Welsh Aloysius
(Service number 58579)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 25/12/1895 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 8 Guthrie Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Next of Kin | Patrick O'BRIEN (father), 8 Guthrie Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 February 1931 | Age | 34 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Patrick Welsh Aloysius O'Brien was the son of Patrick and maria O'Brien. His parents are buried with him at Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [30 January 2019]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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