Rex Michael O Brien Apparently Born 1909 IN Nz Parents Names Michael and Mary O Brien N E Voight No Record of Him Being Born Under This Name Ever No...
All of this information is from his handwritten application to the NZ army. He is my grandfather and was killed in WWII in Tripoli 1943, when my father was 4. We have a photo but no other information about him and have tried everything. I have just sent DNA.
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charged in NSW
... 6 Feb 1941 He was charged under the name of Rex Michael O'Brien, but the authorities were convinced that he bore a certain other name. His pass showed that he was on pre-embarkation leave to Deniliquin ...
Omg - thank you. At least it's something for us to go on.