O'MARA, Ethel Daphne
| Service Number: | W45647 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 22 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk Typist |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 September 1981, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, W45647 | |
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| 26 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, W45647 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Ethel was the youngest of five children of John (Jack) Joseph O'Mara (b1875 in Melbourne, Victoria) and Lucy (Bub) Beatrice Mary Towton (b1883 in Perth, WA). Jack - a Horse Trainer - served in the Boer War (Farrier Sergeant; Service No:2830) and was a Horse Trainer in Perth WA in 1904 when he married Bub - daughter of well known WA Horse Racing identity (Breeder, Trainer, Jockey) George Towton who had stables at Belmont in Perth, WA.
Ethel worked as a Clerk/Shorthand Typist in Perth WA and in June 1942 enlisted in the AWAS (Corporal; Service No:W45647) and served as a Wireless Operator. Ethel was attached to 15 Australian Lines of Communications Signals when she was Discharged in November 1945. Three brothers - John, Matt and Bill - also served in WWII.
In December 1946 Ethel married William (Billy) Forster (b1917 in Perth, WA) - Billy had served in WWII (Lieutenant; Service No:NX20769). Ethel and Billy settled in Melbourne, Victoria where Billy worked as an Audit Clerk, Secretary and Accountant. He died in 1976 and Ethel in 1980.
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