John Thomas O'NEILL

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Service Numbers:	2010, 2010A
Enlisted:	25 January 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	War Service related , Australia, 11 January 1921
Cemetery:	Mount Morgan Cemetery Presbyterian, Section 1, Row J, Grave 1. Tablet CC18
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll

25 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2010, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 2010, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 2010, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
5 Apr 1918:	Imprisoned Interned in Munster Camp, Germany. Captured at Dernacourt. Repatriated to England arriving on 2 January 1919
5 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2010A, 47th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District. Letter A had been added when taken on strength
11 Jan 1921:	Involvement Private, 2010A, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2010A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1921-01-11
Date unknown:	Wounded 2010, 47th Infantry Battalion

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Son of Patrick O'Neill and Mary O'Neill of Cattle Creek, Mount Morgan, QLD formerly of England

Brother of Frederick Charles O'Neill who returned to Australia on 21 November 1917 having served with the 47th Battalion

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Commenced return to Australia 31 March 1919 aboard HT Khyber as an invalid disembarking on 18 May 1919