John O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	76
Enlisted:	6 September 1914, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Queenstown, Ireland, 1879
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bushman
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 38, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

6 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 76, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 76, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 76, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Son of Patrick and Mary O'Brien of River Street, Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal