O'MEARA, Maurice Meyers
| Service Number: | 3667 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Toongabbie, Vic., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Rosedale Shire Honour Roll, Toongabbie St. David's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3667, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3667, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Spr O'Meara was awarded the Military Medal for courageous action on the Somme during August 1916. The recommendation for his award reads, 'Gallantry and devotion to duty near Contalmaison during August 1916. 2nd Corpl [sic] Bryant and Sapper O'Meara were stationed at the Forward Artillery Exchange for over three weeks and were responsible for lines between Headquarters and Artillery Brigades. They showed conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in running and maintaining telephone lines between the above points under heavy shell fire especially on August 11th and 22nd when lines were repeatedly being out. It is mainly due to their efforts that communication has been kept up to Brigades and that the Forward Exchange has always been kept in touch with Headquarters'.
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