John James O'MEARA

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O'MEARA, John James

Service Number:	4874
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	2nd Mobile Veterinary Section
Born:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia , 1893
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Striker
Died:	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 9 September 1938, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4874, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
22 May 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 4874, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
22 May 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 4874, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Sydney
22 May 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 4874, No 4th Tunnelling Company - Headquarters No 1, HMAT Warilda, Sydney
22 May 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 4874, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Veterinary Hospital, At Calais
21 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section, From Australian Veterinary Hospital
1 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 4874, 2nd Mobile Veterinary Section, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Patrick O'Meara of West End, Townsville, QLD.

Husband of Evelyn O'Meara nee Sessions of Heritage Road, West Ryde, NSW formerly of West Hendred, England. John and Evelyn married on 29 March 1917 in the West Hendred Parish Church, Wantage, Berkshire, England. Cyril M. Emmett officiated.

Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard RTH Canberra disembarking on 14 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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