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O'NEILL, James Sullivan
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 637, 637A |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 1960, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 637, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 637, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 637, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, From 46th Battalion | |
| 31 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, From 46th Battalion | |
| 24 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, From 22nd Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 637A, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas O'Neill and Jane O'Neill nee Sheedy of Roden Street, West Melbourne, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Runic disembarking on 10 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal