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O'NEAL, Henry Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5159 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia , 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Albury, New South Wales , Australia , 26 October 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Catholic section, Lawn 4. Grave 2473. Commemorated with a plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5159, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5159, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5159, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 29 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5159, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to goitre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Neal and Lucy O'Neal of Argyle Street, North Hobart, Tasmania.
Brother of John Tasman Andrew O'Neal who was killed in action on 26 January 1917 while serving with the 52nd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial.
Commenced return to Australia on 13 February 1917 aboard H T Ulysses disembarking on 12 April 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 6 November 1920 Henry married Gladys Irene Pierce in Hobart, Tasmania