John O'BRIEN

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Service Numbers:	4521, 5421
Enlisted:	1 September 1915, Enlisted and Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Field Butchery
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Memorials:

1 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4521, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted and Liverpool, NSW
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4521, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4521, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney
6 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion , At Tel-el-Kebir
16 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Field Butchery, From 45th Battalion
9 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5421, 5th Field Butchery, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Husband of Alice O'Brien nee Hatton of Railway Street, Petersham, NSW. John and Alice married during 1915c in Petersham, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT City of Poona disembarking on 14 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal