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Avenue of Honour

Staff Sergeant Michael John O′Brien DCM

1879
Born at St peters, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
22/12/1914
Enlisted at Geelong, VIC in the AIF, 2nd Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, aged 35
2/2/1915
Embarked aboard the HMAT A46 Clan McGillivray
Disembarked in Egypt
25/4/1915
Landed at Gallipoli
31/5/1915
Admitted to Ascania - influenza
Injury to hand
9/6/1915
Admitted to the 17th general Hospital, AlexandriG
14/6/1915
Embarked for the Dardanelles
13/7/1915 - 21/7/1915
Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station - conjunctivitis
18/8/1915
Promoted to Corporal
16/9/1915
Appointed Temporary Sergeant Cook - Gallipoli
16/9/1915
Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros - dysentery
29/9/1915
Rejoined unit at Gallipoli
19/11/1915
Promoted to Sergeant
1/1/1916
Returned to Egypt
7/2/1916 - 15//2/1916
Admitted to hospital - old injury to hand
1/6/1916
Embarked from Alexandria, Egypt
8/6/1916
Disembarked at Marseilles, France
3/6/1916
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
27/7/1916
Charged with used language likely to make a soldier commit assault - found Not Guilty
19/10/1916
Admitted to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, France - influenza
15/11/1916
Admitted to hospital
25/11/1916
Transferred to Convalescent Depot
9/2/1917
Rejoined unit in the field
4/3/1917 - 3/6/1917
Detached for duty as an instructor, cook, 5th Army
7/3/1918
Admitted to Field Ambulance - pneumonia
10/3/1918
Transferred to 8th Stationary Hospital
28/3/1918
Invalided back to England and admitted to the County of Middlesex War Hospital - pneumonia
5/4/1918
Transferred to the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford
10/4/1918 - 24/4/1918
Discharged to furlough
27/4/1918
Classified B1A3 - Temporarily unfit for general service for less than six months, but fit for training.
7/6/1918
Placed on the supernumerary list - France
26/6/1918
Court Martial for 12 days AWL - forfeits a total of 27 days pay
13/9/1918
Rejoined unit in the field
16/1/1919 - 30/1/1919
On leave in London
8/2/1919
Discharged from the AIF

Last updated by lee, Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:45:48