Patrick William O'NEILL

Regimental number2551
Place of birthAdaminaby New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressAdaminaby, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Matthew James O'Neill, Adaminaby, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialAeroplane Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 14), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matthew and Catherine O'NEILL, Adaminaby, New South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal