Cecil Morris O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	NX16302
Enlisted:	21 May 1940
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 24 January 1900
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Lae, New Guinea, 12 September 1943, aged 43 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot B. Row B. Grave 5. Personal Inscription ~ "TOO DEARLY LOVED TO EVER BE FORGOTTEN".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement NX16302
21 May 1940:	Enlisted NX16302, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
21 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, NX16302
12 Sep 1943:	Involvement Staff Sergeant, NX16302, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns

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