Thomas Daniel O'BRIEN

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Service Numbers:	4555, 4555A
Enlisted:	24 August 1915, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Braidwood, New South Wales
Schooling:	Braidwood Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Braidwood Public School Roll of Honour, Braidwood Servicemens Club Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

24 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4555, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4555, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4555, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney
11 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 2nd Battalion. Letter A added to his number when taken on strength now 4555A
25 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 4555A, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4555A awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-25

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Son of Thomas O'Brien and Mary O'Brien of Commercial Hotel, Braidwood, NSW.

Served his blacksmith apprenticeship with Poole Steel of Balmain, NSW.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal