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O'HARA, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5177 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton, Lancashire, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Burwood Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5177, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5177, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5177, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For courage and devotion to duty during the operations on 3rd/6th Oct., 1917 at Broodseinde Ridge east of Ypres. This man showed the greatest disregard for personal danger whilst taking forward rations on his pack horses. Though heavily shelled he kept his horses under control and several times passed through the shelled area to bring up food, water and sand bags which his Brigade required. | |
| 26 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5177, 4th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
Military Medal
Military Medal
'For courage and devotion to duty during the operations on 3rd/6th Oct., 1917 at BROODSEINDE RIDGE east of YPRES. This man showed the greatest disregard for personal danger whilst taking forward rations on his pack horses. Though heavily shelled he kept his horses under control and several times passed through the shelled area to bring up food, water and sand bags which his Brigade required.'
Submitted 22 December 2016 by Daryl Jones
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Anthony O'Hara and Catherine O'Hara of Haydock Road, Lancashire, England.
Husband of Mary O'Hara C/- Mrs Hunt, Elsie Street, Burwood, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 20 April 1919 aboard HT Boonah disembarking on 11 June 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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