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Pte. George Thomas O'Hara
British Army Welch Regiment
from:Rossendale, Lancashire
My Grandfather George O'Hara served inthe Welch Regiment, from enlisting on 4th of July 1917 until discharged on 29th of August 1918. He was wounded and lost an eye, hence an early discharge. He had been a builder and farmer both before and after his army service. He died, at our home in Lumb, Rossendale, Lancashire in September 1965.
His father and uncle also served in the army. He and his wife Elsie had 3 sons, the eldest, my father, Tom served in RAF in WW2, his middle son, Donald served in the Royal Marines and his youngest, Kenneth, did National Service in the Army serving in the Suez crisis.

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