John O'BRIEN

O'BRIEN, John

Service Number: 66769
Enlisted: 15 May 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW)
Born: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 22 October 1899
Home Town: Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1935, aged 36 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Tamworth General Cemetery, New South Wales
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World War 1 Service

15 May 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 66769, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
14 Oct 1918: Involvement Private, 66769, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Wyreema embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
14 Oct 1918: Embarked Private, 66769, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), SS Wyreema, Sydney
5 Jan 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 66769, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James J. O'Brien and Emily A of Armidale Road, Tamworth, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on about 27 December 1918 the troopship HT Wyreema having been recalled

Medal: British War Medal