Patrick Julian O'MEARA

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O'MEARA, Patrick Julian

Service Number:	3216
Enlisted:	27 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, February 1896
Home Town:	Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria
Schooling:	Koornalla State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

27 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3216, Depot Battalion
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3216, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3216, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3216, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3216 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Posted missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'.

Service Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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