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O'NEILL, Martin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6553 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cargo, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cumnock, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cudal Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cumnock Memorial Gates, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6553, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6553, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6553, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 4 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6553, 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Neill and Lavinia O'Neill of 'Glenview', Cumnock, NSW.
Brother of William Francis O'Neill who was killed in action on 3 May 1917 while serving with the 19th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal