Francis O'NEILL

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Service Number:	5174
Enlisted:	12 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Milk Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5174, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5174, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5174, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney

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Son of WIlliam O'Neill (address unknown last known to be in USA) and Mary O'Neill of Cooper Street, Surry Hills, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal