George O'NEILL

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Service Number:	1756
Enlisted:	8 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Stanley, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Stanley, Indigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Confectioner
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, January 1975, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic T, Grave 1598. Grave does not have a headstone. Interred on 2 January 1975
Memorials:	Stanley Cemetery Memorial Rotunda and Honour Roll

8 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1756, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1756, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
13 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 46th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest. Transferred to England on 21 June 1917
15 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded

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Address given at the time of enlistment was given as Stanley, Victoria.

Son of Bernard O'Neill and Annie O'Nelll nee Rooney of Palmer Street, Fitzroy, Victoria.

Brother of Lyttleton O'Neill who returned to Australia on 4 January 1919 having served with the 37th Battalion.

Commenced return to Australia on 16 December 1917 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 28 February 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal