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O'NEILL, Charles Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4058 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 March 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 22 August 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mackay High School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper's Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 October 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Plot 1X, Row D, Grave 8. Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of M.B. & J. O'Neill |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 4058, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 4058, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 4058, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 4058, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4058 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
On the Roll of Honour Circular his mother gave his age as about 34 years which makes his year of birth as 1882 however most other sources his year of birth works out as 1888c.
Son of Michael Byrne O'Neill and Jane O'Neill nee McDonald of Frasers Siding, South Johnstone, QLD.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal