Richard O'NEILL

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Service Numbers:	1604, 457
Enlisted:	31 December 1914, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD. Re-allocated with number 457
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 2 June 1961, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales
Memorials:

31 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1604, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD. Re-allocated with number 457
13 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1604, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 457, 9th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back
2 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 7th Field Company Engineers
2 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Field Company Engineers, In the field. From 7th Field Company Engineers
27 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 457, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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At the time of enlistment Richard was residing at Sturt Street, Townsville, QLD.

Son of James O'Neill and Anne Jane O'Neill of Lawson Street, Balmain, NSW.

Previousy served with the Australian Imperial Bushmen for six months.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 23 April 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal