O'HARA, Robert James
| Service Number: | 29811 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Blackburn, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Memingitis, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 29 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave 142, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blackburn Memorial, Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 29811 | |
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| 3 Oct 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 29811, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 29811, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 29811, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 29811 awm_unit: 119th Australian (Howitzer) Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-12-29 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 29th December..... Gunner Robert James O’Hara was born at Carlton, Victoria around 1884. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 23rd February, 1916 as a 31 year old, married, Orchardist from Blackburn, Victoria.
Gunner Robert James O’Hara embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 3rd October, 1916 with the 119th Howitzer Battery, Australian Field Artillery of the Australian Imperial Force & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 19th November, 1916 for further training.
Gunner O’Hara was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 28th December, 1916.
Gunner Robert James O’Hara died at 1.40 p.m. on 29th December, 1916 at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Spinal Meningitis (Originally reported as Cerebro Spinal Meningitis). He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire, England where 140 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/me---q.html
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