William O'NEILL

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Service Number:	349
Enlisted:	29 October 1914, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Warwick, Queensland, 1876
Home Town:	Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Killed in action, Gallipoli, 5 November 1915
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery Plot 1, Row F, Grave 5
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour, Dalby War Memorial

29 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 349, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Dalby, QLD
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, SN 349, 5th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, SN 349, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
16 Oct 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment, In the field
5 Nov 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, SN 349, 5th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli

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Next of kin given as his sister Mary Bridget Dowling nee O'Neill of Dalby, QLD. Brother of Katie O'Neill of Charters Towers

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served with the 7th Australian Commonwealth Horse in South Africa