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John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« on: Sunday 23 June 19 19:24 BST (UK) »
I am trying to verify details on a relative John Francis O'Neill who I believe died in the First World War or shortly after. John was married to Amy Mildred Gardner in 1916, Amy did have a son born in 1912 who was supposedly John's.

I have not been able to find any service record but did find a possible entry on the CWGC site:
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/487468/o'neill,-/

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Private O'NEILL, J F
Service Number 27320
Died 29/10/1916
2nd Bn.
Border Regiment

Can anyone find any further details to confirm whether this is the right John?

Thanks,
Alexander

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Re: John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 23 June 19 19:42 BST (UK) »
I don't have access to the image only the transcription but it verifies you have the correct person

WW1 Pension Record Cards ref no 42664
John Francis O'Neill
Private
Service regiment North West England
died 29 Oct 1916
service no 27320
Border regiment
father John O'Neill

Marriage to Amy Mildred Garderner Sept qtr 1916 Stratford reg dist


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Re: John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 23 June 19 19:45 BST (UK) »
Hi Suz, thank you for that, it looks promising. Where did you find it?

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Re: John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 23 June 19 19:49 BST (UK) »
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Thornhill, Cresswell, Sisson, Harriman, Cripps, Eyre, Walter, Marson, Battison, Holmes, Bailey, Hardman, Fairhurst Noon-mainly in Derbys/Notts-but also Northampton, Oxford, Leics, Lancs-England
Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 23 June 19 19:54 BST (UK) »
Will take a look, I searched on there earlier and nothing came up. Thank you!

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Re: John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 24 June 19 08:41 BST (UK) »
He left his effects to his father John (Effects register on Ancestry).

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Re: John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 24 June 19 20:58 BST (UK) »
Quote from: suzard on Sunday 23 June 19 19:42 BST (UK)
I don't have access to the image only the transcription but it verifies you have the correct person

WW1 Pension Record Cards ref no 42664
John Francis O'Neill
Private
Service regiment North West England
died 29 Oct 1916
service no 27320
Border regiment
father John O'Neill

Marriage to Amy Mildred Garderner Sept qtr 1916 Stratford reg dist


Suz

I may be missing something but I can't see anything in the Pension Ledger transcript that definitely links Pte 27320 John Francis O'Neill to the 1916 GRO marriage in Stratford.

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Re: John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 25 June 19 18:55 BST (UK) »
I just posted the marriage ref to show possibly the marriage took place a very short time before John Francis died
Possibly on his records (re next of kin ) had not had time to be updated before he died - along with his will
If you have the marriage cert it should show his father as John and so make a connection

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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: John Francis O'Neill - possibly died in 1916?
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 26 June 19 03:43 BST (UK) »
Don't have the marriage certificate but will look into this to confirm.

Thanks everybody.

Alexander
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