O'NEILL, Vincent Erin
| Service Number: | 57897 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1918, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blackall, Queensland Australia , 18 August 1901 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Charters Towers, Queensland Australia , 29 November 1975, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woongarra Crematorium, Townsville, Qld Ashes scattered in the garden of Woongarra crematorium |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 57897, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 57897, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 57897, 1st to 8th (QLD) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 3 Apr 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From re-inforcements | |
| 9 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 57897, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Vincent falsified his date of birth on his Attestation paper stating incorrectly as 14 February 1896 correct date is actually 18 August 1901.
Son of Frederick O'Neill and Adelaide Margaret O'Neill nee Sutcliffe of Mitchell Street, Townsville, QLD.
Brother of Lionel Arthur O'Neill who returned to Australia on 27 November 1919 having served with the 41st Battalion and Clarence Frederick (Clarrie) O'Neill who served in WW2 and died of illness at Sandakan POW Camp, Borneo, Malaysia and has no known grave. His name appears on the Labuan Memorial, Panel 30.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 24 October 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal
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