Introduction
Major John Alfred O’Neill, 8th Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Lived in Petts Wood but had previously lived in Crayford and had attended Dartford Grammar School 1917-24. Died 29.11.41, aged 35, killed in action whilst commanding a Valentine tank near Sidi Rezegh, Libya, during Operation Crusader. Buried in Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya, and commemorated on the Dartford Grammar School In Memoriam Panel.