Michael John O'BRIEN DCM MID

Michael John O'BRIEN DCM MID Update Details

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Service Numbers:	1476, 1542, 1476, 1542
Enlisted:	22 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Allocateda a new number now 1542
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St. Peters, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, 1879
Home Town:	Burnley, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor
Memorials:

22 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1476, 1542, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Allocateda a new number now 1542
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1476, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1476, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
8 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant, 1542, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London, England. Unit demobilised

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Cutter Street, Burnley, Melbourne, Victoria.

Son of A. O'Brien of Elms Street, Cheltenham, England.

Prior to coming to Australia Michael had served with the 1st Gloucestershire Engineers Volunteers for ten years.

Medals: Distinguised Conduct Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Mentioned in Despatches