William James O'NEILL

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Service Numbers:	506, N389728 (NX30339), N389728
Enlisted:	14 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Barraba, New South Wales, Australia, 8 August 1893
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Memorials:

14 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 506, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Driver, 506, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Driver, 506, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 506, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to the face affecting the eye
1 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 15th Field Artillery Brigade
27 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , From 15th Field Artillery Brigade
24 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 506, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District
16 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N389728 (NX30339)

16 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N389728
20 Jun 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N389728 (NX30339)

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Address at the time of enlistment was gives as C/- J. Willis of Inverell, NSW.

Also served in WW2 when he gave his year of birth as 1900 when was it stated to be 1893c

Son of A O'Neill of Cessnock, NSW

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 15 November 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin disembarking on 26 December 1918

Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Eva Alice O'Neill nee Wiegold of Victoria Street, Randwick, NSW. William and Eva married on 20 October 1920

WW2 Medals: War Medal, Australian Service Medal