William James O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	7054
Enlisted:	27 October 1916, Enlisted at Royal Park, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Avenel, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 11 August 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 17, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benalla War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

27 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7054, Enlisted at Royal Park, Vic.
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 7054, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 7054, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne

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Son of Barbara Grainger of Bridge Street, Benalla, Vic.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Citizen Forces