Mathew Joseph O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	2371
Enlisted:	6 October 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Molesworth, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Ballan, Moorabool, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Carnegie, Victoria, Australia, 1944, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ballan War Memorial

6 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2371, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2371, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2371, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
8 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2371, 38th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm. Embarked for England on 9 June 1917 aboard HS Brighton
6 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2371, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Matthew Joseph O'Brien and Elizabeth O'Brien nee Conway of Ballan, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on 29 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal. Matthew was recommended for the Military Medal on two occasions but does not appear to have awarded