WOOD, HECTOR (PAT) O'HARA

 Person: id 42202
University connections
UMelb
Event flag
World War I
Family name
WOOD
Given name(s)
HECTOR (PAT) O'HARA
Initials
P.O.
Gender
Male
Naming note
Known as Pat
Early education
WOOD, P.O. : Melbourne Church of England Grammar School
Tertiary education
WOOD P.O. : Arts.Arts & Law, University of Melbourne
Military service
WOOD P.O. : Military and health.Enlisted: 2nd Lieutenant 28 Jan 1915WOOD P.O. : Specific terms.Demobilised: Captain 3 Mar 1920
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
WOOD P.O. : Tennis Player 1919 - 1930WOOD P.O. : Sports Store Owner 1930 - @ Collins Street : Melbourne [ VIC Australia ]WOOD P.O. : Professional Tennis Player 1930
OCRd book entry or other narrative
M.C.E.G.S.; Trinity; 2nd year Arts-Law; double blue (tennis and cricket). 28.1.15, 13th L.H. Regt., 2/Lt.; Lieut. 26.8.15, att'd as A.D.C. to G.O.C. 2nd Div. H.Q. 24.6.17; 23rd Btn., Capt. 1.7.18; Egypt, Gallipoli 3.9.15-18.12.15, France, England. Despatches 7.4.18. Demob. 3.3.20.
Year commenced - MELBOURNE UNI ONLY
1911
Publications
The World's Tennis Stars and How to Win the Game, 1926
Visible notes
A was a champion tennis player winning the Wimbledon doubles title of 1919 and the 1922 mixed doubles title with Suzanne Lenglen. Other titles included the Australian singles championships in 1920 and 1923, and the Australian doubles in 1919-20, 1923 and 1925. He represented Australia in the Davis Cup teams of 1920, 1922 and 1924.
ADB Entry ID
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ohara-wood-hector-pat-7895
Discovering Anzacs
http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/267231
UniMelb Category
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