John Irvine O'Neill
Born 8 Apr 1892 - Died 3 Oct 1916
- Service number
- WWI 16/689 AWMM
- Also known as
- O'Niell AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 8 Apr 1892 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
- AucklandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 July 2024 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- Son of the late John H O'NEILL & Hoana O'Neill of WaitakerePublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 July 2024 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Waitakere, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 Mrs Chas. Cowan (aunt), 19 Russell Street, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 18 Sep 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/689 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 14 Jun 1915 AWMM
Age 23 AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 18 Sep 1915-26 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 29 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM 2nd Maori Contingent AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM
New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- John O'Neill was the son of John Henry and Hoana O'Neill.
Name spelled as O'Niell on the Devonport War Memorial.
Biography of John Irvine O'Neill in Sandra Coney, Gone West: Great War memorials of Waitakere and their soldiers. p.141-149
Next of Kin: Mrs M. H. Cowan, Waitakere, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM - Second-Lieutenant John Irvine O'Neill (slightly wounded) is a son of the late Mr J. H. O'Neill, a former chairman of the Waitemata County Council. The lieutenant completed his education at one of the Australian universities, and after his return was for some time engaged in surveying. He then joined his father in the management of his extensive sheep farm at Waitakere, to which he eventually succeeded. Lieutenant O'Neill is attached to the Maori Contingent, being himseif a half-caste Native.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 July 2024 - PRESS, VOLUME LII, ISSUE 15714, 6 OCTOBER 1916, PAGE 8
- John O'Neill was the son of John Henry and Hoana O'Neill.
About death
- Death
- 3 Oct 1916 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Lieutenant John Irwin O'Neill killed, having previously been slightly wounded was a son of the late Mr John. O'Neill, of Waitakere, who for a member of years was a prominent member of the Waitemata County Council. Lieutenant O'Neill, who was 24 years of age, spent most of his earlier years at Stanley Bay. He was a student of Prince Albert College, and after the latter was closed down spent some time at school in Melbourne. Subsequently he assisted his father on the latter's property at Waitakere. He obtained a commission in the Second Maori Contingent, and was serving with the native 'pioneer battalion when he met his deathPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 July 2024 - ROLL OF HONOR.
POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLIII, ISSUE 14134, 30 OCTOBER 1916, PAGE 8 - Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
- Devonport War Memorial, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Roll of Honour, St Augustine's (Anglican) Church, Calliope Street, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Roll of Honour, Holy Trinity (Anglican) Church, 20 Church Street, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Roll of Honour, Devonport Primary School, granite tablet, 18 Kerr Street, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
http://www.cwgc.org
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21382528
Further Reference - St Augustines (Anglican) Church, Calliope Street,Devonport, Auckland
http://www.holytrinity.gen.nz/Pages/StAugustine.htm
Further Reference - Parish of Devonport, Auckland, (Anglican), Holy Trinity and St Augustine's Churches
http://www.holytrinity.gen.nz/index.html
Further Reference - Ministry for Culture and Heritage Devonport War memorial
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/devonport-first-world-war-memorial
Further Reference - Devonport War Memorial Index, Auckland Council Archives
http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/DBC859/searchdevonport.htm
Further Reference - Other Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22203619
Further Reference - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 553 - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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