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O'NEILL, Charles Townsend
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 259, 1626 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | East Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | French Polisher |
| Died: | Yass Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 16 July 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 259, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
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World War 1 Service
| 30 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1626, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1626, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1626, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1626, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James O'Neill and Mary Ann O'Neill nee Affleck of Queanbeyan, NSW.
Husband of Eva O'Neill nee Samwell of Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, Victoria. Charles and Eva married in Sydney during 1901c.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1916 aboard HT Argylllshire disembarking on 30 March 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Having served with the NSW police, at the Boer and at Gallipoli, Sergeant C. T. O'Neill became the manager of equestrian and acrobatic shows which toured Australia.