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O'HARA, Thomas Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 867 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 1894 |
| Home Town: | Abernethy, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, 9 April 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Beechworth Cemetery, Victoria Buried at 8.45 am on Saturday - 12.04.1952 in Roman Catholic - Section C - Plot 401. Initially interred alone in an unmarked grave. However, D.V.A. approved and constructed a full military grave for Thomas Charles O’Hara’s unmarked burial plot - completed in April 2019. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 867, Depot Battalion , West Maitland, New South Wales | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Devonport (Plymouth), England | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Wounded In Action -- Left Arm, Head, and Back. | |
| 1 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 13 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Wounded In Action -- Left foot. | |
| 26 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, Embarked England for Australia per H.M.T. "Borda" | |
| 11 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Melbourne, Australia | |
| 5 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 867, 35th Infantry Battalion, Discharge from service -- Demobilisation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Hara and Mary O'Hara of Abernethy, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 28 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal