Henry O'NEAL

O'NEAL, Henry

    Other Name: Keough, Eric Martin - Birth Name
    Service Number: 6104
    Enlisted: 19 September 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Sydney New South Wales, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Box Ridge, Coonamble, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6104, 24th Infantry Battalion
    31 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6104, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
    31 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6104, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
    3 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6104, 24th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the left hand. Embarked for England on 5 May 1917 aboard HS St. Andrew
    14 May 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6104, 24th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the abdomen. Invalided to England on 25 May 1918
    13 Feb 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6104, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Real name of Eric Martin Keough but served as Henry O'Neal. He was adopted by William O'Neal of Boxridge, NSW following the death of his rightful parents as a young child.

    Commenced return to Australia on 19 October 1918 aboard HT Sardinia disembarking on 27 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

     

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