John Joseph O'NEILL

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Service Number:	4866
Enlisted:	4 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1894
Home Town:	Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wollongong,Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Illness, Germany, 30 November 1918, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Berlin South-Western Cemetery (& Italian Cemetery) Plot 11, Row E, Grave 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

4 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4866, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
8 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4866, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4866, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 3rd Battalion
20 Jul 1916:	Imprisoned Captured at Fleurbaix, France. Interned at Schneidmuhl, Dulmen, Westphalia. Died while interned
30 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 4866, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4866 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-30

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Son of Cornelius O'Neill and Catherine O'Neill of Barralla Street, Wollongong, NSW.

Next of kin given as his sister Laurie Adlington of Corrimal, NSW

Served his carpentary apprenticeship with W.G. Stewart of Wollongong, NSW. John was the adopted son of the Stewart family

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal