Daniel O'HARA

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Service Numbers:	871, 1614
Enlisted:	11 August 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, 1885
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gardener
Died:	Wounds, 4th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 2 August 1916
Cemetery:	Beauval Communal Cemetery Row F, Grave 17. Rev. B. Fleming officiated
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

11 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Press Representative, 871, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
19 Aug 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 871, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima
8 Jan 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 871, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at the 2nd Military District
7 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 17th Infantry Battalion
12 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1614, 17th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
29 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 17th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to arms, legs and thigh.

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- Mrs Pattison Hermitaye Road, Ryde, NSW.

Prior to arriving in Australia Daniel had served with the 1st Yorkshire Regiment, Territorials for about three years.

Son of Michael O'Hara and Catherine O'Hara of Manly Road, Brighouse Yorkshire, England.

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