O'NEILL, Thomas Joseph
| Service Number: | 197 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915, Enlisted at Clermont, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland Australia, 18 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 21 June 1958, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dalby Cemetery, Qld Roman Catholic Old, Section M, Grave 4619 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 197, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Clermont, QLD | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 197, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 197, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 197, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to tuberculosis in the right lung |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Joseph O'Neill and Lucy O'Neill nee Smith of Edward Street, Dalby, QLD
Brother of William James O'Neill who died of disease on 8 August 1918 while serving with the 5th Light Horse Regiment and is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery. Plot XXX11, Row F, Grave 7; Patrick O'Neill who returned to Australia on 28 August 1919 having served with the 11th Light Horse Regiment; Philip O'Neill who returned to Australia in 1919 having served with the 41st Battalion and WW2 having served with the 2/11 Field Company
Commenced return to Australia on 24 June 1916 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 17 July 1916
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal