Lawrence John O'Brien

Forenames

Lawrence John AWMM

Surname

O'Brien AWMM

Service number

WWI 55114 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

L. O'Brien (father), Mangaweka, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 55114 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Electrical engineer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 13 Aug 1917-02 Oct 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 91 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia AWMM Sapper AWMM 29th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Engineers AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Sapper AWMM
New Zealand Engineers AWMM

Lawrence O'Brien was the son of L. and M. O'Brien, of Mangaweka, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

4 Nov 1918 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France AWMM I. B. 4. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21381415
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  70: 26
• HMNZT 91. The short cut : being a souvenir of the wanderings of "A" Company, 29th Reinforcements, across the two great oceans : Christmas souvenir. [1917]. London: Printed by St. Clements Press.
• Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia.
• NZEF CASUALTIES — LE QUESNOY As noted in the Appendix of Dr Christopher Pugsley’s book: Le Quesnoy 1918: New Zealand’s Last Battle. This list was compiled by Richard Stowers and Herb Farrant, and added to by Christopher Pugsley. Please forward any additional names and details to the author through Oratia Media. The list covers period 1–7 November 1918 and those who died after from wounds received in this period.
• HMNZT 91 - The mokoian : being a record of the wanderings of the artillery, engineers, specialists, A & E Coys., N.Z.M.C. & Details of the 29th Reinforcement, N.Z.E.F./ Moore, W.W. (Walter William), editor. Jones, Anthony, editor. -- On board ship : Printed and published at sea : [1917]