Harry O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	901
Enlisted:	28 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia, June 1888
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Pugilist
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 April 1917
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

28 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 901, 40th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 901, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 901, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
14 Dec 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 901, 40th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW to right arm

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