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O'BRIEN, James Vivian
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX54662 |
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Enlisted: | 30 July 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 17 December 1920 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Metal worker |
Died: | Malaria , Colombo, Ceylon, Egypt, 12 July 1942, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Colombo (Kanatte) General Cemetery, Sri Lanka Plot 6C. Row C. Grave 1. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
30 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX54662, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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30 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX54662, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion | |
31 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, NX54662 | |
12 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, NX54662, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion |
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