Benjamin O'NEILL

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Service Number:	2482
Enlisted:	15 October 1915, Enlisted at Cloncurry, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gresford, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Gresford, Dungog, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 30 November 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

15 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2482, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cloncurry, QLD
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2482, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2482, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane
10 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2482, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back, Embarked for England on 18 June 1917 aboard HS Pieter de Conick
31 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2482, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to Synovitisi

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Son of William O'Neill and Annie O'Neill nee McEwen of Mount River, Gresford, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 25 August 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 17 October 1917 at Fremantle for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

In 1968 Benjamin was residing in Kearney Street, Mareeba, QLD and was a member of the Mareeba RSL Sub Branch