John Thomas O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	4685
Enlisted:	16 August 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 1876
Home Town:	Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Southern Cross Hospital, Western Australia, 22 July 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Southern Cross Cemetery, Western Australia Catholic, Grave 205
Memorials:

16 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
12 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4685, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
2 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion
7 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4685, 48th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left ankle. Embarked for England on 10 August 1916 aboard HS Asturias
2 Sep 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4685, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of James O'Brien and Maria O'Brien nee Fogarty of Buninyong, Victoria.

At the time of enlistment John was at Mount Magnet, WA.

Next of kin given as his cousin Harry McLaman of Verdon Street, Sebastapol, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 5 May 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal