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O'NEILL, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6323 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1916, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 28 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 22 July 1973, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kangaroo Flat Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Invermay State School No 882 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6323, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6323, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6323, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6323, 8th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the face. Embarked for England on 4 February 1917 aboard HS Grantully Castle | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 8th Battalion | |
| 13 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6323, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to tachycardia and asthma |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Joseph O'Neill and Henrietta Eastacia O'Neill nee Duke of Howitt Street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 April 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 7 June 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c William married Florence Louisa Clinton