O'NEILL, Simon John
| Service Number: | 1958 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 6th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 26 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Woodside, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 17 March 1962, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sale Public Cemetery Section 5, Row H, Plot Special 7 1C |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1958, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1958, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1958, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1958, 24th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 1 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 6th Motor Transport Company, In France | |
| 17 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1958, Discharged at the 3rd MIlitary District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Neill and Mary Jane Kerr formerly O'Neill nee Costello of Woodside, Victoria
Brother of Joseph Geoffrey O'Neill who returned to Australia on 22 Mayl 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion; Maurice Edward O'Neill who was killed in action on 30 June 1916 while serving with the 24th Battalion and is buried in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery, Plot 1, Row I, Grave 3.
Prior to enlisting Simon was a member of the Woodside Rifle Club
Commenced return to Australia on 2 March 1919 aboard HT Derbyshire disembarking on 22 April 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 10 January 1920 Simon married Beatrice May Lowe in Victoria