William James O'NEIL

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Service Number:	6554
Enlisted:	9 June 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geraldton, Western Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 24 June 1954, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Methodist, Mon B4, Grave 0108
Memorials:

9 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6554, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
10 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6554, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
10 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6554, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle
9 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6554, 11th Infantry Division
6 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6554, 11th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Shell wound to the left hand.
18 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6554, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Shell wounds the knee, ankle and left arm. Embarked for England on 22 September 1917 aboard HS Newhaven
13 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6554, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to chronic rheumatism

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Son of Peter Owen O'Neil and Jane O'Neil nee Pollit of Gerladton, WA.

Husband of Teresa Edith O'Neil nee Broad of Durlacher Street, Geraldton, WA. William and Theresa married during 1904c in Geraldton, WA.

Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 21 January 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal