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O'NEIL, Daniel Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2218 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 22 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Clarence Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Edwardstown School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman, South Australian Railways |
| Died: | Wounds, Germany, 6 May 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany Plot 111, Row G, Grave 12. Headstone inscription reads: Gone but not forgotten by Ella, Max and Nancy |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Daw Park Goodwood Road Methodist Church Honor Roll, The South Australian National War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2218, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2218, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2218, 48th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds to the left arm and foot. Reported to be Prisoner of War | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at the Somme while wounded Interned at Lazarett, Verden, Germany |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Neil and Mary Haffenden O'Neil nee Klly of Adelaide, SA
Husband of ELla Mary O'Neil nee McCallum of Clarence Park, SA. Daniel and Ella married on 8 November 1915 at residence of F.C. Lacey of Kybybolite, SA.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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