John O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	2465
Enlisted:	28 February 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of Wounds, 41st Casualty Clearing Station, France, 21 April 1918
Cemetery:	Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, France Plot 11, Row B, Grave 24
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor, Mudgee District Fallen Soldiers Memorial

28 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2465, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
14 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2465, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
14 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2465, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney
15 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2465, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Multiple shell wounds.

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Son of Michael John O'Brien and Bridget T. O'Brien of Denison Street, Mudgee, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal