George James O'NEILL DCM

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Service Number:	223
Enlisted:	8 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cork, County Cork, Ireland, 14 January 1874
Home Town:	Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1949, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia PLOT Roman Catholic BB, Grave 36
Memorials:

8 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 223, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 223, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 223, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
5 Aug 1916:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Battle for Pozières , 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. When his officers and non-commissioned officers had become casualties, he counter attacked an enemy bombing party, and annihilated it. The rest of the day he acted as messenger under heavy fire.'
5 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 223, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the arm, neck and back. Embarked for England on 12 October 1917 aboard HS Jan Breydel
9 Oct 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 223, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit

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Son of William St. John O'Neill and Hannah O'Neill nee Regan of County Cork, Ireland.

Husband of Annie Teresa O'Neill nee Grant of Drummond Street, Carlton, Victoria.George and Annie married during 1909c in Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1918 aboard HT Osterley disembarking on 13 April 1918

Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal