William O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	616
Enlisted:	24 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Beechwood, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	New South Wales, Australia , 4 July 1939, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
Memorials:

24 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 616, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 616, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 616, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
2 Sep 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 616, 19th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right thigh. Transferred to Malta aboard HS Trelowa on 8 September 1916
3 Jul 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 616, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to asthma

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Son of William O'Brien and Ann O'Brien of 'Pappenbarra', Beechwood, Port Macquarie, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 11 April 1916 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 15 May 1916

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