William O'NEIL

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Service Number:	1115
Enlisted:	2 December 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Manchester, England, 1871
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, 8 November 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Salvation Army, Section BA, Grave 0459
Memorials:

2 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1115, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Perth, WA
2 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1115, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Perth, WA
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 1115, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 1115, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 1115, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 1115, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
14 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps
8 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1115, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to defective vision and over age

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Son of Ann O'Neil nee Battersby of Manchester, England

Husband of Sarah Jane O'Neill of Tate Street, West Leederville, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 15 February 1918 aboard HT Llanstephen Castle disembarking on 8 April 1918.

MedalsL British War Medal, Victory Medal