John O'NEILL

O'NEILL, John

Service Numbers: 3592, 5392, 6395
Enlisted: 28 February 1916, Enlisted at East Fremantle, WA
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Copeland, New South Wales, Australia, 1880
Home Town: Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Iron Dresser
Died: Perth, Western Australia, 7 May 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
Crematorium Rose Garden, Garden 6J, Rose 0007
Memorials: East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

28 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3592, Mining Corps, Enlisted at East Fremantle, WA
20 Sep 1916: Embarked Sapper, 5392, Mining Corps, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
20 Sep 1916: Involvement Sapper, 5392, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1916: Embarked Sapper, 5392, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
30 Sep 1916: Involvement Sapper, 5392, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
19 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps
10 Jul 1917: Imprisoned Capture at Niemopoort. Interned at Limburg, Germany. Repatriated to England arriving on 30 December 1918
27 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6395, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John O'Neill and Jane O'Neill nee Bradley of East Street, East Fremantle, WA.

Brother of Thomas O'Neill who returned to Australia on 3 March 1919 having served with the 2nd Tunnelling Company and being a Prisoner of War. 

Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking 10 April 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal