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A difficult man to follow on account of renderings of "O'Meara" and also because he mainly use "William" rather than "William Joseph"
1887 Oct 21. Born Surrey
1891 census at 86, Manor Street, Clapham
1901 census at 10, Southfields Road, Wandsworth
1904 Nov 2. Attested to Middlesex Regt.
1908 Nov 28 Married Catherine Groomes at Enniskillen
1911 census William O'Meara at Albuhera Barracks, Aldershot. : Corporal in 4th Bn Middlesex Regt and he is married
1912 living at Devonport, Devon when his daughter Eileen was born
1914 Aug 5 His will names his wife living in 24 Queen St Enniskillen
1914 Aug 14 Lands in France
1915 Jan 18. GSW to left foot
1916 Jan 30. Commissioned 2nd Lt "William O'Meara" in Middlesex Regt
1917 May 12. Midd'x R. 2nd Lt. W. O'Meara to be temp. Lt.
1918 Jun 1. 13th Middlesex War Diary. The following decorations were awarded by the Field Marshall Commanding in Chief. The Military Cross – . (A/Capt) W. O’Meara
1918 Sep 10. Midd'x R. Temp. Lt. W. O'Meara, M.C., relinquishes the actg. rank of Capt. (addtl.).
1920 Jan 19 Demobilised with an address of 5 Newry Rd, St Margarets, Middlesex
1920 Sep 28. Joined ADRIC with service no 644. Posted to J Coy
1920 Nov 19. Promoted Section Leader
1920 Dec 12. Appointed CQMS
1921 Jan 28. Posted to Depot
1922 Feb 6. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
Reportedly, he then became a Captain in the Irish Army.
1936 Sep 2. The undermentioned having attained the age limit of liability to recall, cease to belong to the Res. of Off. :—Midd'x R.—Capt. W. O'Meara, M.C.
1939 On Electoral Roll at 179 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin
1944 Nov 22 died Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
WO 339/54530 is his file at Kew