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O'MEARA, Michael Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1698, N298106 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
| Born: | EUREKA, NSW, 16 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Federal, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia, 25 October 1994, aged 97 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bangalow Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1698, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1698, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1698, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1698, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to cerebro spinal fever |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N298106, Enlisted at Murwillumbah, NSW. Rank of Private, 31st Australian Garrison Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N298106, 31 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
| 7 Sep 1945: | Discharged AIF WW1, N298106, Discharged with the rank of Private | |
| 7 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N298106, 31 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael J. O'Meara and Eliza Ann O'Meara of Federal via Lismore, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Miltiades disembarkingon 4 July 1917
Medals WW1: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal
Husband of Isabell Barbara O'Meara