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O'BRIEN, John Patrick

Service Number:	2180
Enlisted:	25 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albany, Western Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	St Joseph' Catholic School, Rozelle, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Boiler Maker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 27 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

25 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2180, 19th Infantry Battalion
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2180, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2180, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Enlisted and served as John O'Brien