Hurtle Henry O'BRIEN

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Service Numbers:	13236, 3939
Enlisted:	17 September 1917, Enlisted at Broken Hill, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 14 March 1898
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	labourer
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 19 November 1943, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Light Oval, Row 3S, Aspect C, Grave 98. Interred on 20 November 1943
Memorials:	Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour

17 Sep 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13236, Enlisted at Broken Hill, NSW
15 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 13236, Discharged at the Mitcham Camp as medically unfit due to rheumatism. He was also underage
23 Jan 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3939, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at the Mitcham Camp
22 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 3939, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
22 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 3939, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3939, 48th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the scalp, accidental. Invalided to England on 22 September 1918
12 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3939, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Son of Henry Joseph O'Brien and Mary Jane O'Brien of Newton Street, Broken Hill, NSW,

Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 aboard HT Orsova disembarking on 25 February 1919

On 6 January 1940 Hurtle married Ruby Victoria Jacka in Maughan Church, Franklin Street, Adelaide.

His residential address at the time of death was Norton Summit, SA