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O'HARA, Reginald

Service Numbers:	558, Q217748
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, Townsville, Qld.
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Ayr, Queensland, 28 June 1895
Home Town:	Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 April 1969, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 558, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Townsville, Qld.
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 558, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 558, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
27 Feb 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Promotion - as per stated: 27/02/19, Appointed, 2nd Lieut., Taken on Strength. (NAA, Pg-19) Service Record of 2nd Lieutenant: Reginald O'HARA, SN 558.

World War 2 Service

17 May 1942:	Enlisted Q217748, Lieutenant; AMF WW2; 17/05/1942, Townsville, Qld. (DVA) Service Record of Lieutenant: Brian O'HARA, SN Q217748.
17 May 1942:	Enlisted

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

Son of Patrick James O'HARA & Emily Maud (nee-WILLIAMS) O'HARA.