John O'BRIEN

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Service Number:	4332
Enlisted:	8 October 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dublin, Ireland, 1890
Home Town:	Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	In an ambulance on the way to Rockhampton Hospital, Queensland, 14 April 1934, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld Compartment 7, Row 6, Grave 50
Memorials:

8 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4332, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4332, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4332, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
13 Jul 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4332, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit

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Next of kin given as his step-brother Thomas Ellis of Longreach, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1917 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 9 June 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal