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Leonard William O'Neil

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  • Service number
    • South African 3533 AWMM
    • # 3533 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Also known as
    O'Neill AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ mounted Rifles - 6th Contingent No 18 Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military record
  • Last rank
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay who served in the Sth African War 1899-1902". Image kindly provided by Paul Baker (December 2008). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    • Leonard William AWMM
    • Leonard William Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Surname
    O'Neil AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    O'Neill AWMM
  • Service number
    • South African 3533 AWMM
    • # 3533 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1875 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1875 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - BMD NZ Records
  • Birth notes
    son of the John & Sarah Jane O'Neil Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record & Research
  • Address before enlistment
    • South African Cook County, Gisborne AWMM
    • Kaiti Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    father - J O'Neil of Kaiti, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Transvaal, Cape Colony & Orange Free State Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ mounted Rifles - 6th Contingent No 18 Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military record
  • Service number
    • South African 3533 AWMM
    • # 3533 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Military service
    1901-1902 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    1901-1902 SA War Medal & Clasps Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Labourer/Civilian Military Personnel File
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Injured by accident when on ship 'Cornwall' during trip to South Africa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military record

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named Thomas O'Neill. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 September 1957 Military Personnel file
    Gisborne, New Zealand Military Personnel file
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    82 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery records
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taruhere Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Block RSA; Plot 381; Warrant # 8407 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery records
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's SA Boer War Memorial - refer to document attached, 'Gisborne Boys in the SA Boer War'. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 August 2015 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright Street, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 August 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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