Norman O'MARA

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Service Number:	2428
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tabilk, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Trawool, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 December 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Roman Catholic, Compartment EE, 109
Memorials:

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2428, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2428, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2428, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2428, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the upper arm, Embarked for England on 12 May 1917 aboard HS St. David
16 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2428, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Arm Wound. Invalided to England on 26 May 1918
4 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2428, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Michael O'Mara and Rebecca O'Mara nee Griffin of Tabilk, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his step mother H. O'Mara of Trawool, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia 7 July 1919 aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal