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James Francis O'NEILL

Regimental number3610
Place of birthMaryborough, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Address33 Ormond Road, East Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 5"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs K O'Neill, 33 Ormond Road, East Geelong, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the 70th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Place of enlistmentGeelong, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 14), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Allotted to, and proceeded to 57th Bn from 6th Training Bn, 23 February 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916.

Transferred to 58th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, 15 March 1916.

Deduction of 5/3d for mutilating Government property, 6 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Posted missing, 19 July 1916.

Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 September 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'.

Note on B.103, 'buried in the vicinity of Fleurbaix'.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, O'NEILL James Francis

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