Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Judge Colin G. O'Brian. Brother of Lewis O'Brian, of Ottawa, Ontario. Common-law spouse of Marion Louise O'Brian of Calgary, Alberta.
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and War Medal
Digital gallery of Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
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Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Pte P. D. O'BRIAN C.ProC.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 51 reads: “L/Cpl Peter Dean O'BRIAN Canadian Provost Corps. Former student in University College, 1919-21. Accidentally killed while on active service in Alberta, 21 December 1941. Buried in the Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.”
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Lance Corporal Peter Dean O'Brian
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “Pte P. D. O'BRIAN C.ProC.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 51 reads: “L/Cpl Peter Dean O'BRIAN Canadian Provost Corps. Former student in University College, 1919-21. Accidentally killed while on active service in Alberta, 21 December 1941. Buried in the Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.”
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The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 40 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CALGARY (BURNSLAND) CEMETERY Alberta, Canada
Calgary, in the south-western part of Alberta, is on both the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway, No2, 304 kilometres south of Edmonton.
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