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O'NEAL, John Tasman Andrew

Service Number:	5158
Enlisted:	5 January 1916, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Uxbridge, Tasmania, Australia , 12 August 1894
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Raminea State School, Tasmania & Esperance State School, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 January 1917, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5158, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
29 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5158, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5158, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5158, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
25 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, France
3 Sep 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5158, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW to back. Rejoined unit 30 September 1916.
26 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5158, 52nd Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Killed in action
26 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 5158, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5158 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-26

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