Private 26592 John O'Neill

Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 17th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 07/11/1915

Age at death: 18
Date of death: 30th of July 1916 (Sunday)
Born: Prescot, Lancs
Resided: Thatto Heath, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 1 D 8 B and 8 C.

Family details:
Son of John and Esther O'Neill, of 18, Emily St., Nut Grove, Thatto Heath, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1901 - 3 years old John is living at 16 Salisbury Street, Prescot with parents John (33), Esther (37) and four siblings: Henry C (10), Richard (5), Mary (8), Annie (6). The family are transcribed as LULL in the 1901 census. 1911 Sees 12 years old John living at 39 Emily Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens with parents John (45), Esther (48) and six siblings: Henry (20), Richard (15), John (12), Martha (9), James (6), George (3).

Notes:
Census suggests John was born at Whiston, Lancs

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/26592ONeillJ_KLR_1.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/ONeilJ.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]tpics/Echo19160913.png[/pic][caption]The Liverpool Echo 13/09/1916 (Photo courtesy of [url=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/]Stephen Nulty[/url])[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/J_ONeill_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private John O`Neill on the Thiepval Memorial (Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]