William O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	2031
Enlisted:	2 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	21st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 25 May 1970, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia Interred on 27 May 1970
Memorials:

2 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2031, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
26 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2031, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2031, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
31 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2031, 21st Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left foot(severe, later amputated) and right shoulder. Embarked for England on 2 August 1917 aboard HS St. Patrick
23 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2031, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation

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Son of James O'Brien and Margaret O'Brien of Ballarat, Victoria.

Husband of Martha O'Brien nee Borch on Candover Street, Geelong, Victoria. William and Martha married during 1915c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 10 September 1917 aboard HS Ulysses disembarking on 13 November 1917

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