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O'Brien, John William Alexander (1908–1980)

engineer and soldier

John William Alexander O'Brien (1908-1980), by unknown photographer, 1942

John William Alexander O'Brien (1908-1980), by unknown photographer, 1942

Australian War Memorial, 022986

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John William Alexander O'Brien (1908-1980), by unknown photographer, 1942

John William Alexander O'Brien (1908-1980), by unknown photographer, 1942

Australian War Memorial, 022986

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Birth

13 June, 1908
Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

27 May, 1980 (aged 71)
Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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