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Brother of Private Patrick O'Neill and Private Clifford O'Neill, regimental number H-37810, who fought in Europe. They survived the fighting in the Second World War.
Served in Manitoba, Bermuda with Force B, Jamaica with Force Y and Hong Kong with Force C. He had 816 days of service, including 53 overseas.
To commemorate his sacrifice, the Manitoba government named O'Neill Island located on Kasmere Lake in his honor in 1995.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.
Digital gallery of Private Dori James O'Neill
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Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Memorial
Private DORI JAMES O'NEILL is one of 27 members of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. According to information compiled by Vincent Lopata and posted at the Hong Kong Veteran¿s Commorative Association website, Private O'NEILL was murdered by the Japanese at Black Hole, Hong Kong http://www.cforce.hkvca.ca/battledeaths.htm -
Newspaper Clipping
Private DORI JAMES O'NEILL was reported to have been Killed in Action in the Canadian Army's 242nd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8, 1943. -
Dedicatory Inscription of the Sai Wan Memorial
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Unknown Marker
The Sai Wan Memorial is located at the entrance of Sai Wan Cemetery. 1,505 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War are buried or commemorated at this cemetery, of which 444 of the burials are the remains of unidentified soldiers, including those of 107 Canadian soldiers, most of whom were killed or died of wounds during the defense of Hong Kong, which took place from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. This is one such grave marker in Section 9 Row D. There is a possibility that the remains of Private DORI JAMES O'NEILL lie beneath this grave marker. The unidentified soldiers are commemorated at the Sai Wan Memorial. -
Photo of DORI JAMES O'NEILL
In memory of those who served in Hong Kong during World War 11 and did not come home. Submitted with permission on behalf of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association by Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of DORI JAMES O'NEILL
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Photo of Dori James O'Neill
The Hartney Cenotaph in Hartney Manitoba is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars.
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
Digital gallery of
Private Dori James O'Neill
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 40 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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SAI WAN MEMORIAL Victoria, Hong Kong
This SAI WAN MEMORIAL honours over 2,000 men of the land forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire who died in the defence of Hong Kong during the Second World War.
The SAI WAN MEMORIAL is in the form of a shelter building 24 metres long and 5.5 metres wide. It stands at the entrance to Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery, outside Victoria, the capital of Hong Kong. From the semi-circular forecourt, two wide openings lead to the interior of the building. The names are inscribed on panels of Portland stone. The dedicatory inscription reads:
1939 - 1945 The officers and men whose memory is honoured here died in the defence of Hong Kong in December 1941 and in the ensuing years of captivity and have no known grave.
The northern side of the Memorial is open and four granite piers support the copper roof. From a commanding position 305 metres above sea level, it looks out over the War Cemetery where some 1,500 men lie buried, and across the water to Mainland China - a magnificent view of sea and mountains.
The Cape Collinson area has many cemeteries. Walking up this narrow one-way traffic road, one will pass the Catholic Cemetery situated on the hillside to the left of the road, and the Hong Kong Military Cemetery on the right. Sai Wan War Cemetery is about half way up Cape Collinson Road and faces the Muslim and Buddhist cemeteries.
One can also get a taxi from Chai Wan Terminus and follow the same route. Alternatively, one can board a public light bus, Route No.16M, which runs from Chai Wan MTR Terminus to Stanley. En route to Stanley the minibus will pass Sai Wan War Cemetery.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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