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Henry Joseph O'BRIEN

Regimental number85
Place of birthWellington, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressSuntop via Wellington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eden O'Brien, Suntop via Wellington, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/14/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll85A
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialTempleux-le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 22), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
176
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ellen O'BRIEN

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