John Arthur William O’Neill (b. 1880)
	
John O’Neill was born in Ireland. He served with the Royal North-West Mounted Police from 1905 to 1911. When he enlisted  for service in the First World War he was a barrister and solicitor in Dawson.((WWI Reg. #2004635. September 20, 1916 in Dawson. Attestation paper, Library and Archives Canada.)) Lance Corporal O’Neill was recruited by Captain George Black. He was in England in August 1917.((//Dawson Daily News// (Dawson), 17 August 1917.)) He was involved in active service during the war in 1917-18.((//Polks Gazetteer,// 1917-18.))