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O'BRIEN, James Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX125472 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 May 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2 Air Maintenance Company |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia., 12 November 1925 |
| Home Town: | Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer (Truck Loader) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 3 May 1945, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot NN. Row A. Collective Grave 7-13. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Daylesford War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX125472 | |
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| 18 May 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX125472 | |
| 22 Apr 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2 Air Maintenance Company |
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