P03794.003 Accession Number: P03794.003

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The grave of WX507 Captain (Capt) Mathias John O'Mara, 2/32nd Australian Infantry Battalion, of Guildford, Western Australia (WA). Capt O'Mara enlisted in Subiaco, WA, on 7 November 1939. He was killed in action in Egypt near El Alamein on 22 July, 1942 aged 31 and is buried at the El Alamein War Cemetery.

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Accession Number
P03794.003
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor J Speirs
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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