Thomas O'NEILL

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Service Number:	5393
Enlisted:	28 February 1916, Enlisted at Fremantle, WA
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fitter and Turner
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 25 May 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated with ashes being scattered over a garden at Karrakatta Cemetery
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour

28 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5393, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Fremantle, WA
20 Sep 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 5393, Mining Corps, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
20 Sep 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 5393, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1916:	Embarked Sapper, 5393, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
30 Sep 1916:	Involvement Sapper, 5393, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
19 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps
10 Jul 1917:	Imprisoned Capture at Niemopoort. Interned at Limburg, Germany. Repatriated to England arriving on 30 December 1918
27 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5393, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Son of John O'Neill and Jane O'Neill nee Bradley of East Street, East Fremantle, WA.

Brother of John O'Neill who returned to Australia on 10 April 1919 having served with the 2nd Tunnelling Company and being a Prisoner of War.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking 10 April 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal