O'NEILL, Fergus Daniel
| Service Number: | 4241 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Westbrook, nr Tailem Bend, South Australia , 10 February 1885 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Tailem Bend Hospital, Tailem Bend, South Australia , 21 August 1929, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Light Oval, Row 4S, Aspect E, Grave 2. Interred on 23 August 1929. Listed as Daniel Fergus O'Neill |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4241, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4241, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 29 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, From 10th Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4241, 50th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the knee. Embarked for England on 22 August 1916 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4241, 50th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the nose. Embarked for England on 4 May 1918 | |
| 17 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4241, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as wounded |
Narracoorte Herald, 3 September 1929
"OBITUARY ― FERGUS O’NEILL
Mr. Ferg O’Neill, whose death occurred at Tailem Bend Hospital on 21st August, was for many years a resident of Kingston. The late Mr. O’Neill was a member of the 50th Battalion, A.I.F., and was decorated for his distinguished conduct and bravery in the field, and was later severely wounds, having lost his nose and sustained other injuries. An operation performed in England by a famous surgeon (Dr. Simpson Newland, of Adelaide) — that of grafting a nose, caused world-wide comment. His younger brother, Owen, died at Calais (France) from fatal wounds received in that great demonstration and debacle, Fleurbaix. Ferg, bearer of scars of world war, returned to Australia unbroken in spirit, if broken in health, to take his place in citizenship, and has passed to the Great Beyond. He was a grandson of the late Mr. William Smith, a well-known soldier and bearer of scars from the Indian Mutiny and Crimean Wars, and was the second son of the late Mrs. E. O’Neill, who died a few years ago at Narracoorte. We extend our sympathy to his sister (Mrs. J. Evers, of Croydon Park, S.A.), and brother Jack, of Sydney, the surviving members of the family. The late Mr. F. O’Neill well-known and esteemed in the Narracoorte district."
Submitted 19 November 2014 by Frederick Knerkstein
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel Augustus O'Neill and Ellen Lydia O'Neill nee Smith of Bower Street, Woodville, SA.
Brother of Owen Rowe O'Neill who died of wounds on 5 August 1916 received while serving with the 32nd Battalion and is buried in the Calais Southern Cemetery, France. Plot E, Row 3, Grave 18
Commenced return to Australia on 8 November 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarkingaon 29 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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