Regimental number | 4867 |
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss E O'Neill, 7 Kelvinside Terrace, North Glasgow, Scotland |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Prince of Wales 3rd Dragoon Guards, British Army. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2050805: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills 10.10.19.' Statement, 3009 Pte J.D. AUDSLEY, C Company, 7th Bn, 25 June 1917: 'His brother Pte. Arthur O'Neill in the A.M.C., A.I.F. told me that he had definite information that Frank O'Neill, his brother, was killed at Fleurbaix on July 19th, 1916.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, O'NEILL Frank
Red Cross File No 2050805 |