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O'NEILL, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2427, 2426 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Limerick, Ireland, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2427, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2427, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2427, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 21 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2426, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District due to his desertion on 21 November 1916 at Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend Henry Fitzherbert Palmer Kelly of Lucinda, QLD
Failed to re-embarked at HT Boonah at Fremantle on 21 November 1916 and was declared an illegal absentee from that date.
Not eligible for medals