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James O'BRIEN

Regimental number199
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressSouth Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann O'Brien, Ralston Street, South Yarra, Victoria
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1917
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 5), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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