Henry Joseph O'BRIEN

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O'BRIEN, Henry Joseph

Service Numbers:	85, 85A
Enlisted:	21 March 1916, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Blayney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling:	Glencardie Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery:	Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery Plot II, Row C, Grave 22,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wellington Cenotaph, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

21 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 85, 9th Machine Gun Company, Place of enlistment - Sydney, New South Wales
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 85, 9th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 85A, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 85A awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-29

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of William James and Ellen O'BRIEN. Born at Wellington, New South Wales.

Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Marie Victorine

TEMPLEUX-LE-GUÉRARD BRITISH CEMETERY
Sergeant Henry Joseph O'Brien
3rd Bn. Australian Machine Gun Corps - 29th September 1918, aged 23.
Plot II. C. 22.

Son of William James and Ellen O'Brien. Born at Wellington, New South Wales.

Sgt O'Brien embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Benalla on 1 May 1916. He died of wounds on 29 September 1918 at Hargicourt, France. His cousin, 240 Private Leslie Glenmore O'Brien MM, also served with the AIF, as a member of the 4th Machine Gun Battalion. He died of wounds on 2 September 1918, aged 23 years and is buried at Daours Communal Cemetery Extension in France.

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