Alfred Emmett O'Brien

1891 - 1942  (51 years)

• Name	Alfred Emmett O'Brien  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	O'BRIEN, ALFRED EMMETT MOTHER: RICH GRO Reference: 1891 J Quarter in ORMSKIRK Volume 08B Page 793
  Birth	10 Apr 1891	Ormskirk, Lancashire, England   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	74, Gladstone Avenue, Chester, Cheshire, England   [6]
  	Relationship: Son
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Pinxton, Derby   [1]
  	19294, Spr, 10th Division, Shrewsbury
  _MILT	24 Aug 1915	Egypt   [2, 3, 4]
  	19294, Corporal, Royal Engineers
  1918 List	31 Jul 1918	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [9]
  	Name: A E O'Brien Rank: Cpl Division: HQ Category: Pay and Mess Book
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, Hampshire, England   [7]
  	Lance Sergeant Royal Engineers Ordnance Survey
  	Relationship:
  1939 Register	1939	New Forest, Hampshire, England   [5]
  	Civil Assistant Litho Machine Minder
  Death	Jul 1942	New Forest, Hampshire, England   [8]
  Person ID	I8233	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	James M O'Brien,   b. 11 Dec 1861, Dromore, Tyrone, Ireland d. 30 Aug 1944, Chale, Belverdere Walk, Shrewsbury, Shorpshire, England (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emily Jane O'Brien,   b. 30 Oct 1865, Allington, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winifred O'Brien,   b. 5 Aug 1892, Derby, Derbyshire, England
  Family ID	F3587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  WO's and Sergeant's Mess 1926 Survey Battalion RE WO's and Sergeant's mess 1926

  
  

• Sources

  [S282] Ordnance Survey, Station List 1914, (Name: Ordnance Survey; Location: Southampton; Date: 1914;), Station list of Royal Engineers employed on the Ordnance Survey - 1 January 1914. Transcription by Clive Boocock - 2021 [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 327. Record for Alfred E O'Brien http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=3526655&indiv=try [S95] Ancestry.com, UK, WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls; Class: WO 329; Piece Number: 2572. Record for A O'Brien http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=IWOServiceMedalAwardRolls&h=5157668&indiv=try [S3] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). Record for Alfred O'Brien http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MedalRolls&h=4204180&indiv=try [S194] Ancestry.com, 1939 England and Wales Register, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2018;), The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2387E. Record for Alfred E O'Brien https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61596&h=3029815&indiv=try Details: 1901 Census. Details: 1921 Census. [S154] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2b; Page: 1057. Record for Alfred E O'Brien https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7579&h=29826336&indiv=try Details: July 1918 List.