| Service number | VX15127 |
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| Birth Date | 13 June 1908 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Collingwood |
| Death Date | 27 May 1980 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Darlinghurst |
| Final Rank | Major General |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/5th Field Regiment |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Gazettes |
Biographical information The Oxford companion to Australian military history in 1995 Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 |
Major General John William Alexander O'Brien
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/5th Field Regiment
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 30 December 1941 on page 7334 at position 3
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 2/5th Field Regiment
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- London Gazette
- 30 December 1941 on page 7357 at position 48
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
| Date of birth | 13 June 1908 | |
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| Date of death | 27 May 1980 |
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