Hughie O'NEILL

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Service Number:	4587
Enlisted:	13 November 1916, Kiama, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Thirroul War Memorial

13 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4587, Kiama, New South Wales
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4587, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4587, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
13 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4587, 30th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Invalided to England on 18 May 1918
2 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4587, 30th Infantry Battalion

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Next of kin given as his sister Laura Adlington of Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 5 July 1919 aboard HT Port Melbourne Disembarking on 20 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal