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O'NEILL, Roy James Moorcroft
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5175 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium, 5 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5175, 4th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: Served as Roy O'Neill | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5175, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Roy James Moorcroft O'Neill
Roy had the following family members. Father William John James O'Neill Mother Emily Ann Poppenhagen siblings Vivian O'Neill, Florence O'Neill, Lillian O'Neill, Myra O'Neill and Roy O'Neill. Two siblings died as infants. Hector and Leonard O Neill.The family lived at Singleton for a while then moved to Sydney. Roy was underage when he enlisted in the Great War. Roy was a very gifted violin player. His sisters Myra and Lillian kept the government booklet of his death. This booklet lists those who died close to the same day of his death. This booklet never left the family. Roy has never been forgotten by his family.
Submitted 26 August 2015 by Deborah Brooks