George Henry O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	3160
Enlisted:	10 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Glenalbyn, Victoria, Australia, 14 May 1882
Home Town:	Sailors Falls, Hepburn, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Numurkan, Victoria, Australia, 10 July 1970, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Numurkah General Cemetery, Victoria Anglican Section
Memorials:	Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Inglewood War Memorial

10 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3160, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3160, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
18 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3160, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment given as Sailor's Falls, Victoria

Son of Frederick Lucius O'Brien and ary Ann O'Brien nee Allen of Glenalbyn, Victoria

Husband of Eva Mary O'Brien nee Nancarrow of Vine Street, Bendigo, Victoria. George and Eva married during 1908c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 27 April 1919 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 10 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal