Austin O'NEILL

O'NEILL, Austin

    Service Number: 664
    Enlisted: 3 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 22nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Stockport, Lancashire, England, 1891
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Roman Catholic School, England
    Occupation: Farm Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 March 1918
    Cemetery: Berks Cemetery Extension
    Plot 11, Row A, Grave 48. REv. W.C. Smith officiated. Headstone inscription reads: The Lord deliver unto him eternal rest Amen
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 664, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    10 May 1915: Involvement Private, 664, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked Private, 664, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    5 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 664, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right buttock. Invalided to England on 16 August 1916

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Arrived in Australia at the age of 16 years.

    Son of John O'Neill and Bridget O'Neill of Stockport, Manchester, England

    Next of kin given as his brother Peter O'Neill of Stockport, Lancashire, England. Later changed to his sister Mary Ann Summers of Hawkins Street, Stockport, England after Peter was killed in action while serving in the British Forces

    Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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