Owen Patrick O'NEILL

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Service Number:	5730
Enlisted:	5 February 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Corps School (AIF)
Born:	Woodburn, New South Wales, Australia , 1882
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 14 October 1929, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Section A, Sub 3, Row 7, Grave 184. Grave is unmarked
Memorials:

5 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5730, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 5730, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 5730, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
3 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 26th Infantry Battalion
1 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Corps School (AIF), From 26th Battalion
18 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5730, Australian Corps School (AIF), Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Palace Hotel, Mackay, QLD.

Son of Owen O'Neill and Mary O'Neill of Woodburn, NSW.

Next of kin given as his brother Edward Josephe O'Neill of Ballina, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 2 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victoy Medal