William Henry O'HARE

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Service Number:	6289
Enlisted:	27 March 1916, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 6 October 1895
Home Town:	Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 29 August 1957, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Charters Towers Monumental & Lawn Cemetery, Queensland LYND, Section 49, Plot 23, Grave 12205
Memorials:

27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6289, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6289, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6289, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6289, 9th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left leg. Transferred to England on 26 September 1917 aboard HS Carisbrook
13 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6289, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of John Henry O'Hare and Ellen O'Hare Welsh of George Street, Bundaberg, QLD.

Next of kin given as his sister Mary O'Hare of Royal Hotel, Bundaberg, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 4 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal