John O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	8986
Enlisted:	1 September 1915, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Seymour, Victoria, Australia, 16 October 1882
Home Town:	Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

1 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 8986, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
16 Nov 1915:	Involvement Driver, 8986, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
16 Nov 1915:	Embarked Driver, 8986, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne
10 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
28 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, In France
6 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 8986, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Wound to the right leg. Embarked for England on 15 November 1916 aboard HS St.Denis
30 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 8986, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of J. O'brien of Seymour, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 1 June 1918

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

Last known address was Orange, NSW in 1937