Francis Andrew O'HEA

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O'HEA, Francis Andrew

Service Numbers:	2067, 2066, 2067, 2066
Enlisted:	31 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Origianlly issued with number 2066 but was changed to 20367
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Australian Army Service Corps
Born:	Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Driver
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 6 July 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held 8 July 1960 with ashes being scattered at the cemetery. Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance
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World War 1 Service

31 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2067, 2066, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Origianlly issued with number 2066 but was changed to 20367
13 Apr 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2067, 2nd Australian General Hospital, Embarked HT Kyarra at Sydney, NSW
1 Oct 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Army Service Corps
21 Jan 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Motor Transport Company
20 Apr 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2067, Australian Army Service Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District
Date unknown:	Involvement Driver, 2066, 2nd Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
Date unknown:	Embarked Driver, 2066, 2nd Australian General Hospital

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Full name Francis Andrew Llewellen O'Hea but served as Francis Andrew O'Hea

Son of George Henry O'Hea and Anne Agnes O'Hea nee Yuille of Gibson Street, Elsternwick, Victoria

On 22 May 1918 Francis married Leititia Milton Vallis in the Unitied Methodist Church, Horfield Chapel, Horfield, Bristol, England. George H. Kennedy officiated

Commenced return to Australia on 5 December 1919 aboard HT Lucie Woermann disembarking on 20 January 1920

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

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