Hamilton Harvey O'HARA

O'HARA, Hamilton Harvey

    Service Number: 299
    Enlisted: 29 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Machine Gun Battalion
    Born: Cowra, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
    Home Town: Tottenham, Lachlan, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Groom
    Memorials: Boorowa War Memorial, Carroll and District Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    29 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 299, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    12 May 1915: Involvement Private, 299, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    12 May 1915: Embarked Private, 299, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
    9 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion
    25 Nov 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 17th Infantry Battalion
    14 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion
    23 Mar 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 299, 30th Infantry Battalion, Gassed while on detachment
    1 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, From 30th Battalion
    9 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 299, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- E Hudson, Umony Street, Tottenham, NSW.

    Next of kin given as his sister Maud Lee nee O'Hara of Hoskins Street, Temora, NSW later of West Wylong, NSW.

    Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on 9 May 1919

    Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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