John Joseph O'NEILL

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Service Number:	2969
Enlisted:	22 February 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Hyem-Whitfield Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

22 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2969, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 2969, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 2969, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
15 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2969, 29th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right thigh. Embarked for England on 19 October 1917 aboard HS Stad Antwerpen
12 Oct 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion
5 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2969, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Ellen Allen O'Neill of Mitchell Street, Dubbo, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 25 September 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 13 November 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Post war John was a member of the Whitfield R.S.S. & A.I.L.A