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O'BRIEN, Francis John

Service Number:	3090
Enlisted:	4 August 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Warialda, Gwydir, New South Wales
Schooling:	Inverell State School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery:	Unicorn Cemetery, Vendhuile Plot IV, Row C, Grave 5 Inscription "WE HAVE LOVED HIM IN LIFE LET US NOT FORGET HIM IN DEATH",
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Delungra ANZAC Park, Koloona HR

World War 1 Service

4 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3090, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3090, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3090, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3090, 34th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Killed in action

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Cornelius and Louisa O'BRIEN, of The Glen, Warialda, New South Wales.