William O'MEARA MM

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Service Number:	249
Enlisted:	5 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	36th Heavy Artillery Brigade
Born:	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 19 December 1966, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Belmont Cemetery, NSW Roman Catholic area, Row 6
Memorials:

5 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 249, Siege Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 249, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 249, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
21 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade
12 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 249, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of John William O'Meara and Alice O'Meara of West Kempsey, Macleay River, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 19 April 1919 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 13 June 1919

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c William married Adelaide Green in Sydney, NSW