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O'NEILL, Patrick Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7520 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manilla, New South Wales, Australia, December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, To Be Determined, France, 19 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension Grave recently identified, 2020, by Fallen Diggers, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 7520, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, SN 7520, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, SN 7520, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 7520, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 7520, 2nd Infantry Battalion, GSW thigh | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SN 7520, 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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From Andrew Pittaway
LCpl Patrick O’Neil 2nd Bn Killed in action 19th September 1918 was killed by a shell in a dugout. Also killed in the same dugout was Sgt Edwin Lillee 2nd Bn Killed in Action 19th September 1918. They now have known; graves in Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension.
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