First Name: | Michael |
Last Name: | O'Brien |
Rank: | Leading Deck Hand |
Regiment: | Royal Navy Reserves |
Military Number: | |
Place of Birth: | Inishmore Aran Islands |
Place of Death: | England |
Date of Death: | 01-Jan-17 |
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Additional Information: | Death: 1 January 1917. Supplementary Notes: He was killed in a accident on board his ship. Inishmore, Aran Island. Husband of Barbara O’Brien (nee Conneely) of Inisheer: father of Edmond, Mary and Michael O’Brien. He was involved in the Gaelic League before enlisting. His son Michael, only an infant when his father was killed, Was later killed at Monte Cassino during the Second World war. Buried: Cardiff (CATHAYS) Cemetery-United Kingdom (C.990) |