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Jan 4, 1897
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Born in Appleton, Ontario to William and Julia
(nee Tierney) O’Brien
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Nov 1, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Carleton Place, Ontario
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Feb 6, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3056534
Ø Next of kin given William
O’Brien, father, Appleton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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The 3rd Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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May 4, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
in Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
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May 15, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples,
France and Taken On Strength of the 21st Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private O’Brien
joined the 21st Battalion in Fouquescourt, France and was posted
to “A” Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Mar 9, 1919
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Proceeded to Namur, Belgium on guard duty
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was attached to “P”
Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 277524
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Appleton, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Appleton, Ontario
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Sep 27, 1927
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Married to Elizabeth Cavanagh in Richmond,
Ontario
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Jan 7, 1930
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Alfred Alphonse O’Brien died while a patient in
the Ontario Hospital in Brockville, Ontario of “Exhaustion of Acute Mental
Discord” and was buried in the Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Beckwith, Ontario
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