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O'MARA, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2229 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1915, Enlisted at Cootamnudra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Berremangra, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hurstville Grove, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2229, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Cootamnudra, NSW | |
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| 21 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2229, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2229, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Sydney | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Division Artillery , From 1st Light Horses Regiment | |
| 17 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 4th Artillery Details | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2229, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the back. | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2229, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Second occasion. Severe wound to the thigh. | |
| 21 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 2229, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd MIlitary District as medically unfit duet to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Patrick O'Mara and Alice E. O'Mara of Hurstville, Sydney, NSW.
Commemnced return to Australia on 19 January 1919 aboard HT Margha
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal