Gerald O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	V330757
Enlisted:	19 December 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Cobram, Victoria, Australia. , 1 August 1923
Home Town:	Strathmerton, Moira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 8 February 1944, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot 1B. Row C. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. TIM O'BRIEN OF STRATHMERTON, VICTORIA... R.I.P.".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Strathmerton Football Club WW2 Roll of Honor

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, V330757
19 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V330757, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF

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