George Michael O'BRIEN MM

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O'BRIEN, George Michael

Service Number:	1334
Enlisted:	21 July 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	4th Divisional Signal Company
Born:	Birchip, Victoria, Australia, 15 October 1896
Home Town:	Cottesloe, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sampler
Died:	North Fremantle, Western Australia, 15 February 1975, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section PA, Grave 0133
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World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1334, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1334, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1334, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
1 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 32nd Battalion
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Signal Company, From 16th Battalion
9 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Medal
28 Mar 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1334, 4th Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was given as 'Fairview', Solomon Street, Cottesloe Beach, WA.

Son of John Thomas O'Brien and Sarah Jane O'Brien nee Kennedy C/- Stubbs and Jeffrey, Dumbleyung, WA formerly of Birchip, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 December 1919 aboard HT Konigin Luise disembarkingon 28 January 1920

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

During 1920c George married Minnie Smith in Cottesloe, WA

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