O'Brien Christopher Ronald Pte 5182881
Personnel Entry
Name O'Brien Christopher Ronald
Army number 5182881
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth 1/8/1918.
Age 0
Unit Gloucester Regiment - discharged 25/2/39 on Termination of Engagement, Re-Enlisted 1/7/1939 and posted to 5th Battalion. Transferred to Reconnaissance Corps 14/10/41. Transferred back to Gloucester Regiment 1/4/42. Transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry 22/6/1943, Posted 9th Battalion. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 18/4/1944. Probably posted to the 11th Battalion DLI, but this is to be confirmed. Wounded and captured in Normandy and made a Prisoner of War. Repatriated 14/8/1944. Discharged under King's Regulations 1940 Para 390 (xvi) 12/2/1945.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade 18/4/1944.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action Death registered in June 1971 at Kingswood, Gloucestershire at the age of 52.
Home address Research shows that he married Mary E K Gay at Kingswood in the second quarter of 1939.
Source table PBM
Gloucester Regiment Books show this man as 5181081 whereas his uniform stamps and the DLI Regimental Books have him as 5182881.
