Vincent John O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	26
Enlisted:	16 March 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Army Signals Corps
Born:	Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Armadale, Victoria, Australia, 26 September 1979, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

16 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 26, Army Ordnance Corps AIF, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
5 Jan 1918:	Involvement 26, Army Ordnance Corps AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jan 1918:	Embarked 26, Army Ordnance Corps AIF, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
24 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Army Signals Corps, In France
12 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 26, Army Signals Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of William Henry O'Brien and Sarah O'Brien nee Williams of Lennox Street, Richmond, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 20 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c Vincent married Ivy Elsie Muriel Stone in Victoria.

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