O'NEILL, John Peter
| Service Number: | 456 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1902 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Kanmantoo, South Australia, 13 November 1878 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Natural causes (long illness), Southern Cross, Western Australia, 6 August 1935, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Southern Cross Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Kanmantoo War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 23 Apr 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 456, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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LATE J. P. O'NEILL
Mr John Peter O'Neill, who was 58 years of age, passed away on August 6 at his residence at Southern Cross after a long illness. The deceased leaves a wife, five daughters and four sons. The funeral took place on August 7, leaving his late residence, proceeding to the Roman Catholic Church, where a service was held, and thence to the cemetery, a large number of residents attending. The service was conducted by Rev. F. Planas. The pall bearers were Mr S. J. Hammer (president R.S.L.), P. T. McMahon, J. Burman, T. Topin, A Walker, C. D. Styles, and the horse leader was E. H. Richards. The late Mr O'Neill was a South African veteran, hence the military funeral. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of
J. W. Purslowe and Sons of Merredin.
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