Cyril O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	3847
Enlisted:	27 July 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Pirie, South Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	St Marks School, Port Pirie, South Australia
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 20 September 1918
Cemetery:	Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France Plot 1, Row E, Grave 30
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3847, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
2 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3847, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
2 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3847, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide

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Son of Patrick Joseph O'Brien and Julia O'Brien of Port Pirie, SA. Cyril was a good athlete and swimmer and played in a band.

Next of kin given as his brother Thomas J. O'Brien of Third Street, Port Pirie West, SA.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal