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John Joseph O'NEILL

Regimental number4806
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressBurella Street, Wollongong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Mrs A Adlington, Fern Hill, Corrimal, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4866
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War 30 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBerlin South Western Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 4), Stahnsdorf, Germany
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Wollongong General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Cornelius and Catherine Fredericks (d. 7 May 1914, aged 42; bu. Wollongong General Cemetery) O'NEILL. Native of Wollongong, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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