O'NEILL, John Alphonsus
| Service Number: | 3649 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1917, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier & Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 6 July 1961, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland Grave M. Commemorated with a plaque in the QLD Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3649, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 3649, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Embarked Sergeant, 3649, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney | |
| 27 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3649, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the face | |
| 19 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3649, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as wounded |
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Son of Thomas O'Neill and Mary Ann O'Neill nee Toohey of George Street, West Bundaberg, QLD.
Brother of Timothy James O'Neill who was killed in action on 7 Novenber 1917 while serving with the 11th Light Horse Regiment. Buried in the Gaza War Cemetery, Plot X11, Row E, Grave 2; Peter Aloysious O'Nelll who died of wounds on 20 August 1917 while serving with the 15th Battalion. Buried in the Trois-Arbres Cemetery, Plot 1, Row Z, Grave 35.
Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Berrima as wounded disembarking on 17 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 9 January 1926 John married Agnes Cecilia McCusker in QLD.