Michael James O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	1917
Enlisted:	18 May 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Pembroke, Wales, 1869
Home Town:	Smithton, Circular Head, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 26 April 1941, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Roman Catholic, Row BB, Grave 107. Interred on 28 April 1941
Memorials:	Bream Creek, Copping & Kellevie HR, Bream Creek, Copping & Kellevie Roll of Honour

18 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1917, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1917, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1917, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart
22 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1917, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit

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Very little known about him. No record of next of kin but originally gave a George Mundy as next of kin but this was crossed out

Commenced return to Australia on 27 May 1919 aboard HT Rio Prado disembarking on 21 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal