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O'NEILL, Maurice Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1960 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sale, Victoria, Australia, 24 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Sale, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 June 1916, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot I, Row I, Grave 3. Rev. F.H. Durnford officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Seaspray War Memorial, Yarram WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1960, 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, 1960, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jun 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 24th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of James and Mary Jane O'NEILL, of Woodside, Victoria, Australia. Native of Darriman, Victoria.
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Neill and Mary Jane Kerr formerly O'Neill nee Costello of Woodside, Victoria
Brother of Joseph Geoffrey O'Neill who returned to Australia on 22 May 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion; Simon John O'Neill who returned to Australia on 22 April 1919 having served with the 24th Battalion and Motor Transport Companies.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal