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O'BRIEN, Edmund Elias

Service Number:	4344
Enlisted:	25 May 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Graman, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Graman, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Graman Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 30 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot 11, Row E, Grave 3. Headstone inscription reads: Most sacred heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Graman WW1/Malaya/Vietnam Honour Board, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, Koloona HR

World War 1 Service

25 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4344, 29th Infantry Battalion
3 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 4344, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 4344, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John O'Brien and Margaret O'Brien, of Graman, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal