O’Brien, John Joseph –

Son of the late Mrs. O’Brien, of 68, Crompton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire; husband of Alice O’Brien (nee Dudley), of 86, Crompton Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, and formerly of 45, Cooke Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Wounded on first night in the trenches at Dardanelles, taken to Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo on 09/06/1915 where he had a leg amputated. Service number incorrectly recorded as 16100 on CWGC.

Personal details

  • Surname: O'Brien
  • Forename: John Joseph
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Kearsley, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 28
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: June 10th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 1st (Regular) Battalion.
  • Service number: 18100
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
  • CWGC reference: M. 42.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 15/06/1915 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 18/01/1918 28/03/1918

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