Martin O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	3359
Enlisted:	30 April 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

30 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
16 Jul 1917:	Involvement Private, 3359, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1917:	Embarked Private, 3359, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney
8 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 34th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the left leg. Embarked for England on 9 April 1918
9 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3359, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Eskinville, NSW

Next of kin given as his sister Annie Gough of Victoria Road, Marrickville, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana disembarking on 19 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal