Edward O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	2650
Enlisted:	28 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Liverpool, England, 1878
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	25 November 1941, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2650, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
21 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2650, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2650, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Adelaide
15 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2650, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District
Date unknown:	Wounded 2650, 5th Pioneer Battalion

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Husband of Jane O'Brien of Iodide Street, Broken Hill, NSW,

Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 8 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal