"My only child dies. The empire lives. A lonely Mother mourns"
OAKLEY, Albert Ernest
Service no 2369 Private 38th Battalion
Born Colac, Vic. Son of John Oakley Of Colac, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 22 August 1916 at Melbourne, Vic. Served in France Returned to Australia 31 December 1918 per 'Nestor'
Courtesy of Marion Galwey
OATS, William Henry
Service No: 4207 Private 29th Battalion
Born: Chiltern, Victoria Wife: Christina OATS Of Chiltern, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 20 September 1916 Embarkation: 21 October 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Pt Melbourne’ Age: 36 years Served in England & France Wounded in Action: 11 October 1917 Returned to Australia: 13 April 1918 per ‘Osterley’ Discharged: 18 May 1918
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O'BRIEN, Cecil Norman
Service no 1450 Private AIF Canteens, Egypt
Born Hamilton, Vic. Son of E DRUMMOND Of Dinwoodie Street, Hamilton, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 30 November 1914 at Hamilton, Vic. Returned to Australia 04 February 1920 per 'Konigin Luise'
Weekly Times Saturday 04 September 1915 page 28
O'BRIEN, John
Service No 1084 Private 31st Battalion
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 09 September 1915 Embarked from Brisbane 09 November 1915 per 'Wandilla' No further records - unsure if embarked as file marked DEPOT
O’BRIEN, John (Jack) Thomas
Service No: 22982 Gunner 8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Albert Park, Victoria Father: William T. O’BRIEN Of 334 Bridge Rd, Pt Melbourne, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Clerk for Education Department Enlisted: 6 March 1916 Embarkation: 20 May 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Medic’ Age: 23 years Served in England & France Returned to Australia: 27 June 1919 per ‘Borda’ Discharged: 11 August 1919
Education Department of Victoria Record of War Service 1914-1919
O'BRIEN, Robert
Service no 3679 Private 22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
Place of birth 1893, Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria Son of William & Margaret O'BRIEN, Mackenzie Street West, Golden Square, Victoria Occupation Driver Address 240 Neill Street, Bendigo, Victoria Marital status Married Age at embarkation 22 Next of kin Wife, Mrs. Helen Tracy O'Brien, 240 Neill Street, Bendigo, Victoria Enlistment date 10 July 1915, Bendigo, Victoria Rank on enlistment Private AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/39/2 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 ‘Afric’ on 5 January 1916 Additional information from Nominal Roll Embarked 17 June 1916 per ‘Transylvania’ to Alexandria and taken on strength from the 22nd Battalion to 54th Battalion at Tel-el- Kebir on 23 June1916. Disembarked per ‘Transylvania’ Marseilles, France Wounded in action 19 August 1916, in the Field, France. Died of wounds (gunshot wound causing compound fracture of skull & face) 20 August 1916 at the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, France Place of death or wounding Unknown - In the field, France Place of burial Estaires Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No. II), France
Courtesy of Peter Dalgleish
O’BRIEN, Richard
Service No: 2247 Private 48th Battalion
Born: Mansfield, Victoria Mother: Julia O’BRIEN Of The Parade, Mansfield, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Miner Enlisted: 24 March 1915 Embarkation: 25 June 1915 from Fremantle per ‘Wandilla’ Age: 34 years Served in Egypt, Gallipoli & France Wounded in Action Suffered from Trench Feet Discharged: 9 November 1917
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O'BRIEN, Thomas Vincent
Service no 841 Private 6th Battalion
Born Ballarat, Vic. Son of Thomas and Mary O'BRIEN Of 504 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Shop Assistant Enlisted 17 August 1914 Killed in action at Gallipoli 05 May 1915 Aged 21 years Commemorated Lone Pine Memorial
The Australian Saturday 24 July 1915 page 27
O'BRIEN, William
Service no 37 Private 7th Battalion
Son of John and Annie O'BRIEN Of West Brunswick Vic. Enlisted 17th August 1914 at Melbourne. Killed in action 25th April 1915 at Gallipoli. Buried at No 2 Outpost Cemetery.
Courtesy of Kerry O'Brien
O’BRIEN, William Arthur
Service No: 1167, 2108 Private 6th Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria Mother: Mrs. F.L. O’BRIEN Of 26 Seymour St, Preston, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Butcher Enlisted: 2 September 1914 Embarkation: 22 December 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Themistocles’ Age: 21 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Died of wounds 11 May 1915 on board HS Royal George Commemorated at Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey Panel 27
Australasian 26 June 1915 page 61 www.awm.gov.au P10055.001
O'BRIEN, William Patrick
Service no 5085 Sergeant 29th Battalion
Son of Cornelius and Annie O'BRIEN of Gordon, Vic. Killed in action 09 August 1918 Aged 24 years Buried Serre Road Cemetery No 2 XXIV C 2
Education Department's Record of War Service 1914-1919 Victoria
O’COLLINS, Patrick Francis
Service No: 3130 Lieutenant 38th Battalion
Born: Pt Melbourne, Victoria Father: Patrick James O’COLLINS Of 40 Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Teacher Enlisted: 13 May 1916 Embarkation: 19 February 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Ballarat’ Age: 22 years Served in England & France Appointment Terminated for AIF on 28 July 1918 in England Having been Appointment to a Commission in the Indian Army
Education Department of Victoria Record of War Service 1914-1919
O’CONNOR, James Joseph
Service No: 6077 Private 38th Battalion
Born: Mansfield, Victoria Son of Timothy & Margaret O’CONNOR NOK listed as Sister: Nora O’CONNOR Of Royal Oak Hotel, Bridge Rd, Richmond, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer Enlisted: 1 May 1916 Embarkation: 28 July 1916 Age: 35 years Served in England, France & Belgium Killed in Action: 29 November 1917 Buried: Berks Cemetery Extension, Belgium Plot 3, Row A, Grave 14
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O'CONNOR, Robert James
Service no 382 Lance Corporal 13th Light Horse Regiment (A Squadron)
Enlisted Melbourne 21 November 1914. Embarked Melbourne per HMAT A34 Persic 28 May 1915. Service – Egypt, Western Front. Taken on strength 1 ANZAC Mounted Regiment 13 May 1916, and 1 ANZAC Army Corps 24 December 1917. Returned to Australia per Zealandia on 28 June 1919. Discharged 29 August 1919. Age 34 years 10 months, Farmer, single, Roman Catholic. He was 5'7¼" and weighed 172 pounds with a dark complexion, hazel eyes and black hair. Born at Heath Hill. Next of kin given as his sister, Mrs. Mary Hanley, Longwarry. Awarded the 1914-1915 Star, 1914-1918 British War Medal and Allied Victory Medal. On the Ripplebrook State School Honour Board.
Courtesy of Ron Blair
ODGERS, Cecil Victor
Service No 413 Corporal 7th Battalion
Son of Thomas ODGERS Of Barker Street, Castlemaine, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Clerk Enlisted 17 August 1914 Returned to Australia 12 December 1915
ODGERS, Reginald Jacob
Service no 4262 Private 5th Battalion
Born Castlemaine, Vic. Son of Bennet and Eliza ODGERS Of Campbells Creek, Castlemaine, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Machinist Enlisted 13 July 1915 Killed in action 25 July 1916 in France Aged 22 years Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
O'DONAHOO, Herbert Graham
Service No 1577 Private 6th Battalion
Born Kangaroo Flat, Vic. Son of Herbert and Agnes Ochterlony O'DONAHOO Of 22 Breen Street, Bendigo, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Station Hand Enlisted 10 December 1914 Killed in action 10 August 1915 Aged 29 years Buried Shrapnel Valley Cemetery II A 52
O'DRISCOLL, James Edward
Service No 1409 Private 9th Battalion
Born South Melbourne, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided Munster Arms Hotel, Moray Street, South Melbourne, Vic. Enlisted 21 December 1914 Returned to Australia 11 January 1918
O'FARRELL, Patrick John
2nd Lieutenant 5th Battalion
Born Benalla, Victoria Son of Daniel and Ellen O’Farrell of “Glenwilliam”, Benalla, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer and grazier Enlisted: 16 June 1915 Embarkation: 25 October 2016 Served in France Killed in Action: 11 August 1918 Age: 24 years Buried: Heath Cemetery, Harbonniers
Courtesy of Barry O'Farrell
OFFERMAN, Robert William
Service No 633 Private 38th Battalion
Born Elmore, Vic. Son of F OFFERMAN Of Elmore, Vic Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 04 March 1916 Returned to Australia 09 March 1919
Bendigonian Thursday 29 August 1918 page 12
OFFERMAN, Walter Francis
Service No 5163 Private 57th Battalion
Born Elmore, Vic. Son of W OFFERMAN Of Michie Street, Elmore, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 17 January 1916 Returned to Australia 19 October 1918 Died 04 March 1967
Bendigonian Thursday 29 August 1918 page 12
OGDEN, Arthur Richard
Service No 1343 Private 15th Battalion
Occupation prior to enlistment Miner Enlisted 26 November 1914 Died 22 December 1914 of a fractured skull as a result of an accident Aged 43 years Buried Coburg Cemetery Church of England 271D
COLLISION WITH HORSE FATAL That Arthur RichardOgden, a member of the Expeditionary Force, met his death by misadventure was the finding of Dr R. H. Cole, the Coroner, at the Morgue on January 5. Evidence was given that Ogden was struck by a horse attached to a jinker while crossing the road near Prince's Bridge at night oh December 22. The occupants of the jinker stated that Ogden was drunk, and the Coroner said that he had no reason to doubt their evidence.
OGDEN, Geoffrey Molyneux
Service no 1260 Private 38th Battalion
Son of Frederick John and Mary Jane OGDEN Of 93 Esplanade, Williamstown, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Student Enlisted 07 March 1916 Served on Western Front Killed in action 7-9 June 1917 Aged 21 years Buried Bethlehem Farm West Cemetery, Messines, Belgium
University of Melbourne Records of Active Service
OGILVIE, Thomas Alexander
Service No: 721 2nd Lieutenant 12th Battalion
Born: Williamstown, Victoria Son of John & Elizabeth OGILVIE Husband of Sadie OGILVIE Of Kyalah, Toorak, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Solicitor Enlisted: 4 September 1914 Embarkation: 20 October 1914 from Hobart per ‘Geelong’ Age: 27 years Served in Egypt & Gallipoli Died of Wounds: 18 August 1915 Buried: Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta Plot A, Row 6, Grave 7
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O'HALLORAN, Arthur Hector
Service no 600 Private 7th Battalion
Son of Ritchena Hector O'HALLORAN Of Cole Street, Williamstown, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 20 August 1914 Killed in Action 8 May 1915 Aged 20 No Known Grave Commemorated at Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Australasian Saturday 11 September 1915 page 26
O'HARA, Francis Acton
Service no 3705 Private 58th Battalion
Son of Patrick and Nellie O'HARA Of Olinda, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Medical Student Enlisted 15 December 1917 Died of disease 27 October 1918 Aged 20 years Buried Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, France
University of Melbourne Records of Active Service
O'HARA, James Augustine
Service No 3214 Private 59th Battalion
Born Williamstown, Vic. Son of james and Elenlis O'HARA Of 68 Park Street, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk Enlisted 04 August 1915 Killed in action 19 July 1916 Aged 18 years Commemorated V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery, France
O'HARA, Osborne
Captain Royal Irish Fusiliers 2nd Battalion
Born 1886 Son of Dr. H M O'HARA (Eminent Melbourne Surgeon) Of Melboune, Vic. Former Law Student Entered British Army and was appointed Lieut. Royal Irish Fusiliers 2nd Battalion December 1905, to India March 1913, and gained captaincy there. On 13 February 1915 while leading a working party in the dar at St. Elois, near Ypres, he got too close to the enemy line, and was shot through the temple. Aged 28 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
University of Melbourne Records of Active Service
O'KEEFE, Daniel
Service No: 3575 Corporal 8th Battalion
Born: Woods Point, Victoria Wife: Margaret O’KEEFE Of Greens Rd, Alphington, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: Butcher Enlisted: 27 November 1914 Embarkation: 5 January 1916 Age: 30 years Served in Egypt, France & England Wounded in Action: 4 October 1917 Returned to Australia: 23 March 1919 per ‘Ceramic’ Discharged: 7 May 1919 Died: 19 September 1935
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O’KELLY, Leo Clement
Lieutenant 8th Battalion
Born: 20 December 1887 at Sale, Victoria Father: Edward M. O’KELLY Of Fish Creek, South Gippsland, Victoria Occupation prior to enlisting: School Teacher Enlisted: 19 July 1915 Embarkation: 4 April 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Euripides’ Age: 28 years Served in Egypt & France Reported wounded & missing in Action Captured at Pozieres on 19 August 1916 POW in Germany Repatriated to England on 22 November 1918 Returned to Australia: 22 July 1919 per ‘Rio Negro’ Discharged: 5 September 1919
Education Department of Victoria Record of War Service 1914-1919