Monday, 14 September 2015

John Joseph O'NEILL

Regimental number
621
Date of birth
1 August 1887
Place of birth
Glenferrie, Victoria
Religion
Roman Catholic
Occupation
Fireman
Address
Traralgon, Victoria
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation
29
Next of kin
Sister, Mrs M Ostler, 8 Oliver Street, Caulfield, Victoria
Enlistment date
16 December 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll
16 December 1916
Rank on enlistment
2nd Corporal
Unit name
AWM Embarkation Roll number
15/9/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll
Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll
Railway Companies
Fate
Returned to Australia 21 June 1919
Discharge date
20 September 1919
Family/military connections
Brother-in-law: Lieutenant Arthur Capp, Reg. No. 99, 23rd Battalion, returned to Australia 29 May 1919
Other details
Enlisted at Royal Park, Melbourne
War Service: England, France
Accidentally injured while serving in France - hospitalised and then repatriated home, disembarking in Melbourne on 13 August 1919
Date of death
2 February 1966
Age at death
78
Place of burial
Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria

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