John O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	104
Enlisted:	23 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Finley, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Coolamon, Coolamon, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public Schools, Coolamon, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 May 1917
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot 1, Row C, Grave 8. Headstone inscription reads: Better love hath no man than that he lay down his life for his friend
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coolamon War Memorial

23 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 104, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 104, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 104, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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Son of Patrick O'Brien and Harriet O'Brien of 'Kittagora', Coolamon, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal