English Māori William Ernest O'Brien PDF Key details Service numberWWII 28565 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Ernest AWMM SurnameO'Brien AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII 28565 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM 111 Hastings St., Christchurch AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mrs. M.J. O'Brien, 111 Hastings St., Christchurch (mother) AWMM Relationship statusPre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 28565 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.356 Clerk 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.356 Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.356 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Sapper 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.356 Headquarters, 18th (N.Z.) Army Troops Company, N.Z. Engineers 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.356 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Third Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Ernest O'Brien by laying a poppy. William Edmund O'Brien William Edward O'Brien William Ernest O'Brien William Francis O'Brien William Francis O'Brien Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Ernest O'Brien Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2375909 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.356 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
