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O'NEIL, Richard Driscoll
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6076 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Born: | Terang, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Terang, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Terang, Victoria, Australia, 25 June 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Terang Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Section 6, Grave 76. Interred on 26 June 1959 |
| Memorials: | Terang War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6076, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6076, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6076, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6076, 14th Infantry Battalion, Bomb wound to the right arm | |
| 8 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6076, 14th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. Embarked for England on 10 February 1918 aboard HS Cambria | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), From 14th Battalion | |
| 6 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6076, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Michael James O'Neil and Mary Ellen O'Neil nee Longmore of Terang, Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 August 1919 aboard HT Argyllshire disembarking on 22 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Richard married Evelyn Jeanette Beasley in Victoria