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William Thomas O'BRIEN 1887–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1887

Birth Location: Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 August 1915

Death Location: Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey

Father: Joseph O'BRIEN

Mother: Catherine KEILY

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William Thomas O'BRIEN was born in 1887 in Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand, the child of Joseph O Brien And Catherine Keily. William Thomas O'BRIEN passed away in 1915 in Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey.

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Biography

  • William Thomas O'BRIEN was born in 1887 in Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand, the child of Joseph O Brien And Catherine Keily.
  • William Thomas O'BRIEN passed away in 1915 in Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey.

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William O'BRIEN's Ancestors

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William O'BRIEN
1887–1915
Birth Place: Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
Parents
Joseph O'BRIEN
1845–1923
Waterford, Ireland
Catherine KEILY
1846–1924
Ireland
Grandparents
Joseph O'BRIEN
1845–1923
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William O'BRIEN's Timeline

2 Records

1887
2 Jul 1887
Birth of William Thomas O'BRIEN in Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
1915
16 August 1915
Age 28
Death of William Thomas O'BRIEN in Gallipoli, Turkey
Gallipoli, Turkey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1887
    Event Place: Hokitika, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lower Hutt, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand Army WWI Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, BAB Microfilming

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1915
    Event Place: Gallipoli, Turkey
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand Army WWI Roll of Honour, 1914-1919, BAB Microfilming
    [2] New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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