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O'NEILL, Sydney John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 432 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Frankston, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Xavier College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commercial traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frankston Avenue of Honour Memorial, Frankston Great War Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 432, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Frankston, Vic. | |
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| 6 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 432, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 432, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 22 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 432, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 432, 8th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 432, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 432 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Parents: John and Laura O'NEILL, 17 Powlett Street, East Melbourne. Native of Maldon, Victoria.
Sydney O'Neill played 1 game (1909) for Fitzroy FC in the VFL prior to enlisting.
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