William O'BRIEN

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Service Numbers:	280, 280A
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Enlisted at Charter Towers, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 30 August 1893
Home Town:	Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Locomotive Fireman
Died:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 20 August 1969, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woongarra Crematorium, Townsville, Qld Columbarium, Wall K
Memorials:

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 280, 11th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Charter Towers, QLD
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 280, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 280, 11th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
2 Feb 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Letter A added to the service number, 280A
21 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 280A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District.

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Son of Patrick O'Brien and Annie O'Brien nee Walsh of Marsland Road, Charters Towers, QLD

Commenced return to Australia 8 July 1919 aboard HT Friedrichsruh disembarking on 4 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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