Henry O'NEILL

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Service Number:	1888
Enlisted:	27 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Liverpool, England, 1887
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

27 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1888, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1888, 37th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1888, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1888, 37th Infantry Battalion, Gassed
14 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, From 37th Battalion
1 Jan 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion
11 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1888, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Adelaide Club, King Street, Melbourne, Victoria.

Son of Cornelius O'Neill of Menai Street, Liverpool, England, later change to his sister H. O'Neill of Menai Street, Liverpool, England.

Commenced return to Australia on 27 May 1919 aboard HT Rio Padro disembarking on 24 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal