Martin (Butch) O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	322
Enlisted:	4 January 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Dalby, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1891
Home Town:	Nerang, Gold Coast, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 April 1966, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Location 18-93-1A. Commemorated in the Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:

4 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 322, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
29 May 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Light Horse Regiment, From the 11th Light Horse Regiment
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 322, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 322, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
22 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Light Horse Regiment, From 5th Light Horse regiment
7 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 322, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the wrist
20 Dec 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 322, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded

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Son of James O'Brien and Catherine O'Brien of Price Street, Nerang, QLD formerly of Dalby, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 30 August 1918 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 3 October 1918 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

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

On18 September 1920 Martin married Alice Nitz in QLD