Gunner

John Matthew O'Brien

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James O'Brien and of Agnes O'Brien (nee Roberts), of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Anecdotally, accidently shot at Yamaguchi Camp. 

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
622248
Name:
John Matthew O'Brien
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. O'Brien (mother), 56 Fowlds Avenue, Sandringham, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
56 Fowlds Avenue, Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plasterer's apprentice
Unit:
Jayforce, New Zealand Artillery, 25 Field Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
09 August 1946
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
JayForce
Embarkment Date:
01 January 1970

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Sec. C. D. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Japan
John Matthew O'Brien
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