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O'MEARA, Michael Martin Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1146 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1915, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bushfield, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Dennington, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 2 February 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Dennington War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1146, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1146, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1146, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1146, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the knee. Admitted 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia on 30 April 1917 | |
| 22 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1146, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John James O'Meara and Mary Ann O'Meara nee Stafford of Warrnambool, Victoria.
During 1911c Michael married Martha Rea of Dennington, Victoria. Father of John James O'Meara
Commenced return to Australia on 11 July 1917 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 22 August 1917
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal