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The Unveiling of the Le Touret Memorial on which Private John O'Brien is commemorated
The Unveiling of the Le Touret Memorial on which Private John O'Brien is commemorated
known 22nd March 1930
Private John O'Brien is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial. This memorial commemorates those who fell in this sector of the Western Front from the beginning of October 1914 to the eve of the Battle of Loos in late September 1915 and who have no known grave. It was designed by John Reginald Truelove and unveiled by the British Ambassador to France, Lord Tyrrell on 22nd March 1930. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are to be found on panels 11 and 12.
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Born 1888
Died 1914
British Army 8490 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion
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