Joseph Henry O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	11027
Enlisted:	11 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Divisional Signal Company
Born:	Dargo, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bank Clerk
Died:	Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 11 November 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woden (Canberra) Public Cemetery, ACT
Memorials:

11 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 11027, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
27 May 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 11027, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 11027, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
18 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 11027, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Severe wound to the right arm. Invalided to England on 21 July 1917
6 Feb 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11027, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Thomas Henry O'Brien and Bridget Mary O'Brien nee Costello of Pigdon Street, North Carlton, Victoria formerly of Dargo, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 15 December 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal