Australian rules footballer
| Sid O'Neill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sidney John O'Neill | ||
| Date of birth | (1888-07-04)4 July 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Maldon, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 1915(1915-08-07) (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Gallipoli, Ottoman Turkey | ||
| Original team(s) | Maldon and Xavier College | ||
| Position(s) | Back pocket | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909 | Fitzroy | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Sidney John O'Neill (4 July 1888 – 7 August 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League. He played his only league game against University, in the back pocket. He was killed in action in World War I.
Death
He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915.
Obituary
- SERGEANT SIDNEY JOHN O'NEILL
(killed) was a son of Dr. and Mrs. O'Neill, of Kooyong road, Armadale, and was 27 years of age.
Educated at Xavier College, Kew, he afterwards pursued pastoral pursuits in New South Wales and Queensland.
Shortly after declaration of war he left Brisbane for Melbourne, where he enlisted, and joined the 8th Light Horse in September.
He was soon promoted corporal, and at Gallipoli sergeant.
Sergeant O'Neill was a great grandson of Captain James Cuncliffe, who fought at Waterloo. – The Argus, 17 September 1915.
- SERGEANT SIDNEY JOHN O'NEILL
See also
Footnotes
- Killed in Action: O'Neill, The Argus, (Saturday, 4 September 1915), p.13.
- Roll of Honour: Sergeant Sidney John O'Neill, The Argus, (Friday, 17 September 1915), p.6..
References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Main, J. & Allen, D., "O'Neill, Sydney", pp. 142–143 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen – The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
External links
- Sid O'Neill's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Sid O'Neill at AustralianFootball.com
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