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John O'BRIEN

Regimental number104
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressKittagora, Coolamon, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Patrick O'Brien, Kittagora, Coolamon, New South Wales
Enlistment date23 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameMachine Gun Company 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number24/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Machine Gun Company
FateKilled in Action 9 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialStrand Military Cemtery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 8), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
179
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Harriet O'BRIEN, Kittegora, Coolamon, New South Wales

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