Henry (Pat or Harry) O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	4259
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Peritonitis, Christchurch, New Zealand, 11 June 1942
Cemetery:	Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Bromley, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand Block 7, Grave 71
Memorials:	Temora WW1 War Memorial

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4259, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4259, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4259, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
6 Dec 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4259, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to trachoma

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Son of Robert O'Brien and Margaret O'Brien nee Purcell of Temora, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1918 aboard HT Carpentaria disembarking on 4 October 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal