O'MARA, William Christopher
| Service Number: | 1264 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jockey/Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 13 April 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 1264, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1264, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1264, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 23 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1264, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ex Cairo per HT Boorara to Melbourne | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1264, 10th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Bill was the second of seven children of William O'Mara (b1842 in Melbourne, Victoria) and Margaret Lucy Donnelly (b1852 in County Louth, Ireland). William (a Carrier) and Margaret married in Melbourne, Victoria 1874 and moved with their family to Perth WA in the late 1890s.
Bill worked in Perth WA with his father as a Carrier before becoming a Horse/Cab Driver. He was a Jockey and Horse Breaker in June 1915 when he enlisted in the AIF (Trooper/Private; Service No:1264). Bill served with 10th Light Horse Regiment in Egypt and was Discharged in October 1917. Older brother Jack served in the Boer War and younger brother Mat was KiA in WWI.
Returning to WA, Bill worked as a Farm Hand in Beverley and a Wool Roller in Perth. In 1924 he married Zoe Hansen and they settled in Perth where Bill was a Labourer. Zoe died in 1949 and Bill in 1950.