Sid O'Neill

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.

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 career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909	Fitzroy	1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1909.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

See also

• List of Victorian Football League players who died in active service

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