John Godfrey O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	2716
Enlisted:	27 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cappamere, County Limerick, Ireland, 1889
Home Town:	Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 10 August 1946, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld Roman Catholic 2A, Row 13, Grave 60
Memorials:

27 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2716, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
21 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2716, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2716, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion, From 26th Battalion
24 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2716, 12th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock and abrasions to the head. Embarked for England on 25 July 1916 aboard HS Jan Breydel
17 Jan 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2716, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to nephritis

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Son of John O'Brien and Mary O'Brien nee Godfrey of Cappamere, County Limerick, Ireland

Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- Police Station, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD.

Next of kin given as his brother Matthew O'Brien of the same address.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 October 1916 aboard HS Karoola disembarking on 2 December 1916 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 8 September 1917 John married Catherine Elizabeth O'Brien nee O'Brien in QLD.