William James O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	323
Enlisted:	9 January 1915, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland
Schooling:	St Patrick's Catholic School, Queensland
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Illness - Pneumonia following wound to the face, Millbank Hostial, London, United Kingdom, 2 November 1915
Cemetery:	Kensal Green (St. Mary's) Roman Catholic Cemetery, England Roman Catholic Australian Rev. W. Foley of Westminster officiated Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of John and Mary Ann O'Brien Ayr. Queensland, St Marys Roman Catholic Cemetery, London, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ayr Great War Honour Roll

9 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 323, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Charters Towers, QLD
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 323, 11th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 323, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Brisbane
29 Aug 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 5th Light Horse Regiment, In the field. Transferred from the 11th Light Horse Regiment to the 5th Light Horse Regiment
23 Sep 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 323, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the face and invalided to England via Mudros
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 323, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 323 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-02

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Son of John and Mary Ann O'Brien of 'Jarsfield', Ayr, QLD

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