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O'NEIL, James William McDonnell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4277 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brick Presser |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 September 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, O, Grave 2602. Interred 8 September 1956 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4277, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4277, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4277, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 14th Battalion | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 46th Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4277, 46th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock. | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4277, 46th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. | |
| 30 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4277, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Denis Stephen O'Neil and Florence Anne O'Neil nee McDonnell of 'Deniston', Woolton Avenue, Northcote, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 5 April 1919 aboard HT Armagh disembarking on 18 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal