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ONEILL, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2484 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1916, Enlisted at Clocurry, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia , 1886 |
| Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2484, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Clocurry, QLD | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2484, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2484, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 26 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion | |
| 29 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2484, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment James was employed in Cloncurry, QLD.
Son of Michale Oneill of Crown Street, Hyde Park, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 June 1919 aboard HT Port Lyttleton. Failed to re-embark at Cape Town, South Africa on 11 July 1919. On 12 September 1919 James re-embarked aboard HT Anchises for returned to Australia disembarking on 19 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal