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O'NEILL, Neil Cranston
Personal Details
| Other Name: | O'Neill, Neil Granston - Service Record |
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| Service Number: | WX15898 |
| Enlisted: | 20 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cranbrook, Western Australia, Australia, 6 October 1921 |
| Home Town: | Cranbrook, Cranbrook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 17 May 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Number ~ Plot QQ. Row C. Grave 16. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF... MY SON" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cranbrook War Memorial, Cranbrook War Memorial Wall, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, WX15898 | |
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| 20 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX15898, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX15898, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
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