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O'NEILL, Frank Augustine
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4270, W243420 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Geraldton, Western Australia, 11 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Nanson, Chapman Valley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | West Leederville, Western Australia, 18 June 1980, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Lawn, Section F, Grave 0115 |
| Memorials: | Nabawa East Chapman Progress Association Roll of Honor WW1, Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4270, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4270, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4270, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 11th Battalion | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4270, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4270, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit | |
| 31 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , W243420, Enlisted at Perth, WA. |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Nov 1946: | Discharged AIF WW1, W243420, Discharged at 5th Military District with the rank of Corporal |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Joseph O'Neill and Annie Farrell formerly O'Neill nee McGuinness of Nanson, WA.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 May 1919 aboard HT Soudan disembarking on 21 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c Frank married Josephine Mary Ethel Rogers in Leederville, WA