Lt john o neil biography

British Army officer and a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC)

LieutenantJohn O'NeillVCMM (also spelt O'Niell) (10 February − 16 October ) was a British Army officer and a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Lt john o neil biography

O'Neill was 21 years old, and a sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment, British Army during the First World War when in October near Moorsele, Belgium, he won the Victoria Cross.

The citation reads:

No.

Sjt. John O'Niell, [sic] M.M., 2nd Bn., Leins. R. (Glenboig). For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty near Moorseele on 14th October, , when the advance of his company was checked by two machine guns and an enemy field battery firing over open sights.

At the head of eleven men only he charged the battery, capturing four field guns, two machine