O'NEILL, Joseph Geoffrey
| Service Number: | 2062 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Woodside, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Moe, Victoria, Australia, 13 October 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Yallourn Cemetery Lawn, Row H |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2062, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2062, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2062, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2062, 24th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. | |
| 15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2062, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Neill and Mary Jane Kerr formerly O'Neill nee Costello of Woodside, Victoria
Brother of Simon John O'Neill who returned to Australia on 22 April 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion and Motor Transport Companies; Maurice Edward O'Neill who was killed in action on 30 June 1916 while serving with the 24th Battalion and is buried in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery, Plot 1, Row I, Grave 3.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Tracos Montes disembarking on 22 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Joseph married Nellie Bennett in Victoria