O'BRIEN, Jack
| Service Number: | 256 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Cathcart, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1875 |
| Home Town: | Cathcart, Bombala, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 256, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 256, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 256, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
John 'Jack' O'Brien was born 5 Apr 1875 at Cathcart, New South Wales. He served for the full tour as a Private S.N. 256 with 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. His place and date of birth, and occupation of Stockman, are contained in his Boer War Dossier for this service held by the National Archives Australia.
Another Boer War Dossier held by National Archives indicates that he enlisted at Sydney in 1902 for a second time to serve with the NSW Commonwealth Contingent (S.N. 287), however, it is unclear whether he embarked as he does not appear on the Nominal Rolls for NSW. Again he gave his occupation as Stockman, that he previously served with the Queensland Imperial Bushmen, and he was residing at Glebe, NSW, when he enlisted.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 484; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossier).
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