O'MEARA, Michael
| Service Number: | 20738 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Lorrlia, County Tipperary, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Moorong, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 20738, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 20738, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
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Next of kin
Mother, Mrs A O'Meara, Ross Granguebarr, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Enlistment date 14 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll-14 January 1916
Place of enlistment-Sydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistment-Gunner
Unit name-9th Field Artillery Brigade 1 - 8 Reinforcements
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916-disembarked Devonport, England, 10 July 1916.
Rank from Nominal Roll-Gunner
Unit from Nominal Roll-4th Division Ammunition Column
Transferred to 9th Field Artillery Brigade, 1 April 1916.
Proceeded overseas to France, 30 December 1916; transferred to Australian Divisional Artillery Detail, 6 January 1916; transferred to 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, France, 15 January 1917.
Transferred to 4th Divisional Artillery, 28 August 1917; taken on strength, 30 August 1917.
On leave, 20 December 1917; returned from leave, 5 January 1918.
On leave to United Kingdom, 15 November 1918; returned from leave, 29 November 1918.
Absent without leave, 4 January 1919; previously reported 'absent without leave', now reported 'sick whilst on leave'; rejoined unit, 8 January 1919.
Detached to 4th Divisional Train, 6 February 1919.
Marched out for return to Australia, 30 March 1919.
Admitted to 39th General Hospital, Havre, France, 4 April 1919 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to No 3 Training Brigade, England, 7 April 1919 (erythema).
Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT ‘Port Napier’, 12 May 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 2 July 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, 19 August 1919.