John William O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	3872
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Cootamundra, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Temora, New South Wales, 1897
Home Town:	Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales
Occupation:	Carrier
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 21 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra RSL Honour Rolls, Cootamundra War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

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2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3872, Cootamundra, New South Wales
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3872, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3872, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
17 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion
21 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3872, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3872 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-21

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