Edward John O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	1866
Enlisted:	15 October 1915, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Foster, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Foster, South Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Olinda, Victoria, Australia, 3 September 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mornington Public Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

15 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1866, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
18 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 1866, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
18 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 1866, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Melbourne
6 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
26 Jun 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 12th Field Artillery Brigade
8 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column
3 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1866, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to neurasthenia.

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Son of Catherine O'Brien of Foster, South Gippsland, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia as invalid on 19 October 1918 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 27 December 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal