John O'Neill
Service number
P/JX 217252
Military unit
HM Submarine Urge Royal Navy
Address
13 Laughton Crescent, Hucknall.
Date of birth
19 Dec 1919
Date of death
06 May 1942 (22 years old)
Place of birth
Hucknall
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1939 John was working as a hosiery stock clerk.
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Family history
Son of William John and Annie O'Neill of 13 Laughton Crescent, Hucknall.
John had several siblings, Gladys-1918, George-1921, William-1923, Charles-1925, Winifred-1926, Catherine-1928 and Kenneth in 1930.
Military history
HM Submarine Urge: Deployed in the Meditterenean and on the 1st April 1942 they sank the Italian tanker "Franco Martelli" and the cruiser "Giovanni Delle Bande Nere".
The Urge left Malta on the 27th of April 1942 for Alexandria where she was due on the 6th of May. She was sunk on the 29th of April by a biplane from the Italian ship "San Giusto" with the loss of all hands.
John was mentioned in despatches
Extra information
Unknown
Photographs
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