James Charles O'BRIEN

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Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	21 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	8th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand, 31 October 1862
Home Town:	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gentleman & Soldier
Died:	Auckland, New Zealand, 23 August 1939, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery Cremation service held on 24 August 1939
Memorials:

21 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
25 Feb 1915:	Involvement Major, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
25 Feb 1915:	Embarked Major, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
15 Sep 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to neurasthenia

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Husband of Anna Imelda O'Brien nee Hickey C/- Bank of Australasia, Auckland, NZ. James and Anna married during 1911c in NZ

Commenced return to Australia on 29 July 1915 aboard NT Hororato disembarking on 25 August 1915

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