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O'NEIL, Andrew

Service Numbers:	890, 860
Enlisted:	22 January 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1884
Home Town:	Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Machine Man
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 May 1918, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row F, Grave 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Catherine Hill Bay Great War Honour Roll of Soldiers

World War 1 Service

22 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 890, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW
2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 860, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 860, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
17 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 860, 34th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right shoulder. Embarked for England on 21 May 1917 aboard HS Winereux
27 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 34th Battalion
23 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Machine Gun Company , From Machine Gun Details
26 May 1918:	Involvement Private, 860, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 860 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-26

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Biography contributed by Brian Ovenden

Son of John O'Neil & Rosina Parson.

Husband of Margaret Ellen Price.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal