William (Scotty) O'BRIEN MM

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Service Number:	351
Enlisted:	13 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 28 May 1898
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Packer
Died:	Natural causes, Daniel Nursing Home, West Hindmarsh, South Australia, 18 June 1986, aged 88 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation
Memorials:

13 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 351, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 351, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 351, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
18 Feb 1917:	Wounded Private, 351, 43rd Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line
8 Jul 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: On the 4th July, 1918, during the attack near Hamel, Private William O'Brien was in charge of the bombing section of his Platoon. On the Platoon being hung up by machine gun fire, O'Brien worked his section round the flank of the enemy post and succeeded in killing the garrison, thus enabling his Platoon to continue their advance. He showed conspicuous gallantry and was very cool under the most trying circumstances. London Gazette on 21 October 1918, page 12422, position 66. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 February 1919, page 272, position 67.
4 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 351, 43rd Infantry Battalion

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Son of James Stokes O'Brien and Hanorah O'Brien of Franklin Street, Adelaide, SA.

Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1918 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 18 February 1918

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Address at the time of death was Fulham Gardens, SA