Morgan Lawrence O'BRIEN

O'BRIEN, Morgan Lawrence

Service Number: 2227
Enlisted: 8 March 1915, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 13 November 1892
Home Town: Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Bushman
Died: Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 5 May 1960, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Echuca Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Memorials: Echuca War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

8 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria
17 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2227, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
17 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2227, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
30 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2227, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William John O'Brien and Mary Frances (Fanny) O'Brien nee Connell of Echuca East, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 19 February 1919 aboard HT Orca disembarking on 7 April 1919

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

During 1923c Morgan married Margaret Roxana McDonald in Victoria