William Henry O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	1038
Enlisted:	15 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Wellington, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 23 May 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican Section 19, Grave 634
Memorials:	Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll

15 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1038, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
28 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1038, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacEwen embarkation_ship_number: A65 public_note: ''
28 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1038, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacEwen, Sydney
16 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1038, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Henry O'Brien and Emma O'Brien of Percy Street, Wellington, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 13 March 1919 aboard HT Ulimaroa disembarking on 24 April 1919

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

During 1922 William married Phyllis Maude Huckle in Wellington, NSW