George Albert O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	1715
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
Born:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Hay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1715, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
23 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1715, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1715, 1st Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
27 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Cyclist Company, From 1st Light Horse Regiment
9 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
11 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1715, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Wound to the knee. Invalided to England on 14 August 1918
29 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1715, 1st ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Mary Donohue formerly O'Brien of Hatty Street, Hay, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Ypiringa disembarking on 6 July 1919

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