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O'NEILL, Herman Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 733 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, 23 May 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 733, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 733, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 733, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion | |
| 24 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion, From 54th Battalion | |
| 8 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 733, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, During attack east of Zonnebeke on 9th October 1917, this N.C.O. was in charge of the Lewis Guns of his Company. He continually visited the Lewis Gun positions throughout the operations moving about under continually heavy barrages and attending to his guns. On two occasions when his positions had been blown out and members of the team buried, he showed great courage and initiative in digging the men out under most distressing circumstances and heedless of his own safety, quickly established new positions and consolidated the guns. His gallantry and cheerfulness throughout was most marked and inspired the men with the greatest degree of confidence. Commonwealth Gazette 76, on 23 May 1918 | |
| 5 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 733, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to exostosis of the spine |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Gregroy O'Neill and Cecilia Ellen O'Neill of Kerniss Street, Randwick, NSW
Commemnced return to Australia on 20 October 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking on 19 December 1918
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1935c Herman married Doris Suthy in Waverly, NSW