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A.Sgt William O'Neill
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment)
from:Edinburgh
(d.16th September 1917)
William O'Neill is the great uncle of my wife. William's sister Isabella immigrated to Canada before the Great War. Her married surname was Groom.
The Widow's Penny that was distributed to a deceased soldier's next of kin in now in our possession here in Canada. William's mother was Eliza O'Neill who lived in Edinburgh at 45 Albany Street.
We have a copy of his will written 24 June 1917 obtain via the Commonwealth War Graves Commission