James BRYANT

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Service Number:	2121
Enlisted:	19 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1875
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , December 1929, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England, Section LA, Grave 647. Interred on 21 December 1929
Memorials:

19 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2121, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2121, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back
25 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2121, 5th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock
16 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 5th Battalion
24 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2121, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to trench fever

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Son of Joh O'Bryant and Mary O'Bryant nee Kelly of Richmond, Victoria

Husband of Daisy Florence O'Bryant nee Lang of Church Street, East Richmond, Victoria. James and Daisy married during 1896c in Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 March 1918 aboard HT Donvegan Castle then transhipped to HT Tofua disembarking on 14 June 1918

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal