James William O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	13292
Enlisted:	25 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	5th Motor Transport Company
Born:	Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Memorials:

25 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 13292, Auxiliary Horse Transport Company/ies, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Driver, 13292, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Driver, 13292, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Auxiliary Transport Companies, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
20 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Division Supply Column
12 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Motor Transport Company, From 5th Division Supply Column
27 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 13292, 5th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Husband of Maud O'Brien of West Street, Paddington, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 19 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal