Denis Thomas O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	512
Enlisted:	4 January 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 July 1895
Home Town:	Barraba, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bush Worker
Memorials:	Barraba Public School Great War Roll of Honor

4 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 512, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 512, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 512, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
20 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 512, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 25 April 1918.
12 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 512, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of William O'Brien of Barraba, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 28 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal