Frank Leo O'BRIEN

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Other Name:	O'Brien, Francis Leo
Service Number:	2960
Enlisted:	2 June 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Annandale, New South Wales, Australia , 1894
Home Town:	Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

2 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2960, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
26 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2960, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
26 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2960, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 20th Infantry Battalion, From 53rd Battalion at Etaples
9 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2960, 20th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm. Embarked for England on 12 October 1917 aboard HS Ville de Liege
29 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2960, 20th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the back. Invalided to England on 5 September 1918
10 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2960, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded

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Son of John J. O'Brien and Mary K. O'Brien of Darling Street, Rozelle, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 aboard HT Orsova disembarking on 20 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal