James O’Neil
Rank: Private
Service No: 17114
Place of Birth: Glasgow
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Theatre of Death: F&F
Age: 36
Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry (10th Bn.)
Memorial: Loos Memorial
Additional information: Son of James O’Neil; husband of Mary O’Neil of 28 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen.
Rutherglen Lore information: Husband of Mrs. O’Neil of 28 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen.
Soldier’s effects information: Wife Mary O’Neil.
1901 census information:
Address: 23 Cathcart Road, Rutherglen.
Self: James (26) general labourer, born about 1875 in Glasgow.
Wife: Mary (21) born about 1880 in Rutherglen.
Daughter: Margaret (4 months) born about 1900 in Rutherglen.
1911 census information:
The family are living in Rutherglen. The family comprises James 36, Mary 32, Margaret 10 and James 3.
Newspaper transcript – Mrs O’Neill, 28 Stonelaw Road, has received official word from the War Office of the death of her husband, Private James O’Neill, 10th H.L.I., who was killed in action on September 25 in France. Private O’Neill who was a miner and worked in Musselburgh before he enlisted at the outbreak of war, leaves a wife and two children.