Joseph O'MARA

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Service Number:	7528
Enlisted:	3 November 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Middle Swan, Western Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Middle Swan, Swan, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Name appears on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Memorials:	Swanleigh St. Mary's Church HR WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

3 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7528, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
29 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 7528, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 7528, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Fremantle
10 Dec 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion.
30 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7528, 44th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the left arm and hip. Embarked for England 6 April 1918
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement Private, 7528, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7528 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-29

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Son of William O'Mara and Sarah Ann O'Mara nee Regan of Middle Swan, WA

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal