Lawrence John Aloysius O'NEILL

Badge Number: S15103 Mounted, Sub Branch: Willunga, SA
S15103 Mounted

O'NEILL, Lawrence John Aloysius

Service Number: 517
Enlisted: 19 September 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Goodwood, South Australia, 5 June 1897
Home Town: Mannum, Mid Murray, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Mechanic / Fitter
Died: McLaren Vale, South Australia, 14 February 1971, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Saint Stephens Anglican Cemetery, Willunga, South Australia
Memorials: Mannum District Roll of Honor
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World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 517, 14th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
22 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 517, 14th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 517, 14th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
6 May 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, From 14th Machine Gun Company
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 517
22 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 517, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Francis Joseph O'Neill and Frederica Louisa O'Neill nee Lahne of Mannum, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 14 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 13 October 1920 Lawrence married Amanda Sylvia Promnitz in the Presbyterian Church, Prospect, SA

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Francis Joseph O'Neill and Frederica Louisa O'Neill nee Lahne of Mannum, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 1 July 1919 aboard HT Karmala disembarking on 14 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 13 October 1920 Lawrence married Amanda Sylvia Promnitz in the Presbyterian Church, Prospect, SA