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O'HARA, Frank John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 947 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Glass Bottlemaker |
| Died: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 947, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 947, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 947, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 21 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 947, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the leg. | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 947, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to hernia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank V. OHara and Kathleen Mary O'Hara of Hargreave Street, Hyde Park, NSW.
On enlistment Frank's residential was given as Osmond Street, Hindmarsh, SA, in 1920c Frank return to live at the address with his wife Jessie Isabella O'Hara nee Hastie. Frank and Jessie married during 1917c in NSW.
Commenced return to Australia for an operation on 24 June 1916 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 22 July 1916.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal