On Saint Patrick s day 1795, Judge-Advocate David Collins of Sydney noted that Ireland s national saint was so well celebrated that at night the cells were full of prisoners .
Anzac Day not a celebration but commemoration Martin O’Meara VC served bravely in Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
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Tipperary native Martin O’Meara: “During four days of very heavy fighting he repeatedly went out and brought in wounded officers and men from ‘No Man’s Land’ under intense artillery and machine gun fire.”
In July 2020, I visited the Australian Army Museum of Western Australia at Fremantle. A terrific facility, it holds machines, materials, medals and awards including the Victoria Cross ) awarded to Irish-born Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzac) sergeant Martin O’Meara, currently on loan to the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks, Dublin.