O'NEILL, Clarence Frederick
| Service Number: | QX1907 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Blackall, Queensland, Australia, 27 December 1908 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 19 March 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 30, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, City of Townsville WW2 HR, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX1907, Townsville, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, QX1907 | |
| 22 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, QX1907 | |
| 19 Mar 1945: | Involvement Corporal, QX1907, Army Pay Corps (AIF), Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...QX1907 Corporal Clarence Frederick O'Neill, Audit Section, Australian Army Pay Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Corporal O'Neill, aged 41, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 19 March 1945. He was the son of Fredrick and Adelaide Margaret O'Neill, of New Farm, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 30." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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