Albert Edward O'NEAL

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O'NEAL, Albert Edward

Service Number:	3374
Enlisted:	15 February 1917, Enlisted at Burnie, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia , 21 May 1899
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

15 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3374, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Burnie, Tasmania
14 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 3374, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
14 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 3374, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
26 May 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3374, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was given as Macquarie Plains, Tasmania,

Son of John O'Neal and Catherine Lucy Jane O'Neal nee Hedge of Liverpool Street, Hobart, Tasmania.

Commenced return to Australia on 19 August 1919 aboard HT Ajana but failed to re-embark on 3 September 1919 at Newport, America. Continued return to Australia on 8 February 1920 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 25 April 1920 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart.

Not eligible for medals

Last known address was Leeton, Tasmania in 1954

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