Leslie James O'NEILL

O'NEILL, Leslie James

Service Number: 116
Enlisted: 27 January 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 11th Machine Gun Company
Born: Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 8 January 1891
Home Town: Manilla, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 3 August 1968, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Walkerston Cemetery, Qld
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World War 1 Service

27 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 116, 11th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
5 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 116, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 116, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Borda, Sydney
16 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 116, 11th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Patrick Joseph O'Neill and Christina Janet O'Neill  nee Patterson of Manilla, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 May 1919 aboard HS Wahehe disembarking on 1 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal