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O'BRIEN, John Joseph Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2701 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Hillston, New South Wales, Australia, 8 August 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hillston Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2701, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2701, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2701, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 1 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 54th Battalion, in France | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2701, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Brien and Mary Anne O'Donohue formerly O'Brien of Hattey Street, Hay, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 9 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1932c John married Ivy Mabel Stead in Sydney, NSW