Emmett O'BRIEN MM

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Service Number:	4260
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 11 February 1893
Home Town:	Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Memorials:

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4260, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4260, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4260, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
6 Sep 1916:	Honoured Military Medal
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4260, 9th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the abdomen wall
28 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 4260, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of James O'Brien and Mary O'Brien of Kunuarara, North Coast Line, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 4 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: Military Medsl, British War Medal, Victory Medal