William O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	37
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No.2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey Special Memorial, Grave 42 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, No 2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 37, Enlisted at Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 37, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 37, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Son of John T. O'Brien and Annie O'Brien of 186 Albert Street, West Brunswick, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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