William Francis O'NEILL

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O'NEILL, William Francis

Service Number:	2959
Enlisted:	1 June 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Orange, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Cumnock, Cabonne, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cudal Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cumnock Memorial Gates, Molong & District Roll of Honour, Molong Armed Forces Personnel Roll of Honour, Molong War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2959, 53rd Infantry Battalion
26 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2959, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
26 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2959, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney
23 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 19th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Enlisted and served under alias William O'Neil.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Daniel O'Neill and Lavinia O'Neill of 'Glenview', Cumnock, NSW.

Brother of Martin O'Neill who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while serving with the 3rd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Panel 7

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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