Soldier profiles

Name : O'NEILL, WILLIAM JOSEPH
Service Number : VX22727
Date of Birth : 01/02/1913
Place of Birth : SYDNEY, NSW
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : LABOURER
Date of Enlistment : 05/06/1940
Locality on Enlistment : MILDURA, VIC
Place of Enlistment : CAULFIELD, VIC
Next of Kin : O'NEILL, MARGARET
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : CORPORAL
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/3 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) :
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War :
Actions :
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 05/10/1945
Date Died : ??/??/1956
Age at Death : 43?
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6227394 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll

Background : Husband of Margaret O' Neill. Brother of VX22726 T. E. O'Neill (2/2 Pioneer).

Service & personal summary At enlistment : married. No previous military experience At discharge : height 6 feet 1 inch, hazel eyes, fair complexion, fair hair. Marital status : married. Marks / scars : appendix scar. Full time war service : A.I.F. 05/06/1940 to 05/10/1945 which included 1949 days active service (547 days within Australia & 1096 days overseas). Operational service : Middle East area (embarked from Australia 07/04/1941, disembarked in Australia 28/02/1943), New Guinea area (embarked from Australia 03/08/1943, disembarked in Australia 07/04/1944), New Guinea area (embarked from Australia 03/04/1945, disembarked in Australia 04/09/1945). War badge no. A96745. Discharge certificate no. 185667.

Service record
05/06/1940 Taken on strength Recruit Reception Depot Caulfield, Victoria.
07/06/1940 Posted to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Puckapunyal, Seymour, Victoria.
21/07/1940 Admitted Puckapunyal 4 Australian General Hospital, Seymour, Victoria with influenza.
26/07/1940 Discharged to unit.
02/08/1940 Admitted Puckapunyal 4 Australian General Hospital, Seymour, Victoria with post influenzal tachycardia.
07/08/1940 Discharged to unit.
08/09/1940 Admitted Puckapunyal 4 Australian General Hospital, Seymour, Victoria with injured knee.
23/09/1940 Discharged to unit.
26/09/1940 Admitted Puckapunyal 4 Australian General Hospital, Seymour, Victoria with internal derangement of right knee.
10/10/1940 Discharged from Puckapunyal 4 Australian General Hospital, Seymour, Victoria.
07/04/1941 Embarked Sydney, New South Wales on H.M.S. Queen Mary (H.M.T. N.N.).
03/05/1941 Disembarked Middle East.
07/07/1941 Wounded in action.
11/07/1941 Admitted 1 Australian General Hospital. Wounded in action - gunshot wound face and left leg.
13/07/1941 Evacuated from 1 Australian General Hospital to 1 Australian Convalescent Depot.
04/08/1941 Discharged from 1 Australian Convalescent Depot to Pioneer Training Battalion.
04/08/1941 Marched in.
14/08/1941 Marched out to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
15/08/1941 Taken on strength from Pioneer Training Battalion.
09/10/1941 Evacuated to 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station with rubella.
16/10/1941 Discharged from 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station to unit.
16/10/1941 Rejoined unit from 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station.
15/12/1941 Evacuated to 2/1 Australian Field Ambulance with felon right big toe and transferred to X list.
20/12/1941 Discharged from 2/1 Australian Field Ambulance and returned to unit.
20/12/1941 Rejoined unit from 2/1 Australian Field Ambulance and struck off X list.
31/12/1941 Evacuated to 2/1 Australian Field Ambulance with ?arthritis and transferred to X list.
08/01/1942 Evacuated from 2/1 Australian Field Ambulance to 53 British General Hospital medical classification B1.
10/01/1942 Evacuated from 53 British General Hospital to 9 Australian General Hospital.
17/01/1942 Evacuated from 9 Australian General Hospital to 7 Australian General Hospital.
03/03/1942 Evacuated from 7 Australian General Hospital to 1 Australian Convalescent Depot.
16/03/1942 Discharged from 1 Australian Convalescent Depot and marched out to Australian Pioneer Training Battalion.
16/03/1942 Marched into Australian Pioneer Training Battalion.
26/03/1942 Evacuated to 8 Australian Specialised Hospital with Not Yet Determined (N.Y.D.).
11/04/1942 Discharged from 8 Australian Specialised Hospital and marched into camp.
04/06/1942 Promoted to acting Corporal.
05/07/1942 Attending tank instruction course Headquarters Military Forces (Middle East) training department.
19/07/1942 Rejoined unit from tank instruction course.
30/09/1942 Attending G. R. School.
10/01/1943 Rejoined unit from G. R. School.
10/01/1943 Marched out to 2/3 Pioneer Battalion.
10/01/1943 Reverted to Private.
10/01/1943 Taken on strength ex Pioneer Training Company.
25/01/1943 Embarked Middle East.
28/02/1943 Disembarked 2 Military District (New South Wales).
26/05/1943 Appointed Lance Corporal.
01/07/1943 Appointed Lance Corporal (paid).
01/07/1943 Granted proficiency pay.
03/08/1943 Embarked Cairns, Queensland.
06/08/1943 Disembarked Milne Bay, New Guinea.
26/10/1943 Promoted to acting Corporal.
26/10/1943 Proficiency pay withdrawn.
30/01/1944 Evacuated to 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station with abdominal colic and diarrhoea and transferred to X list.
05/02/1944 Evacuated from 2/3 Casualty Clearing Station to 2/1 Australian General Hospital.
14/03/1944 Evacuated from 2/1 Australian General Hospital to 113 Australian Convalescent Depot.
25/03/1944 Discharged 113 Australian Convalescent Depot to New Guinea Details Depot.
01/04/1944 Embarked Port Moresby, New Guinea.
07/04/1944 Disembarked Sydney, New South Wales.
10/04/1944 Marched in for leave.
07/04/1944 Rejoined unit ex New Guinea Details Depot.
17/05/1944 Evacuated to 115 Australian General Hospital, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria with malaria from leave and transferred to X list.
31/05/1944 Discharged from 115 Australian General Hospital, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria with malaria (benign tertian) to Victoria Lines of Communication area General Details Depot.
31/05/1944 Rejoined unit and struck off X list from Victoria Lines of Communication area General Details Depot to resume leave.
21/06/1944 Rejoined unit from leave.
28/06/1944 Evacuated to 2/1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station with malaria (benign tertian) and transferred to X list.
29/06/1944 Evacuated from 2/1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station to 2/2 Australian General Hospital.
07/07/1944 Evacuated to 2/1 Australian Convalescent Depot with malaria (benign tertian).
18/07/1944 Discharged to unit via 2 Australian Corps Reception Camp.
20/07/1944 Rejoined unit from 2/1 Australian Convalescent Depot.
28/07/1944 Rank of Corporal confirmed.
14/09/1944 Marched out to Hygiene Sanitation and Water Duties Course No.12 at 2/2 Australian Machine Gun Battalion.
16/09/1944 Marched in from Hygiene Sanitation and Water Duties Course No.12 to 2/3 Pioneer Battalion.
17/09/1944 Evacuated to 2/1 Casualty Clearing Station with Pyrexia of Unknown Origin (P.U.O.) and transferred to X list.
18/09/1944 Transferred to 2/6 Australian General Hospital with malaria (benign tertian).
16/10/1944 Evacuated from 2/6 Australian General Hospital to 2/1 Australian Convalescent Depot with malaria (benign tertian), mild anxiety state with functional dyspepsia.
31/10/1945 Discharged from 2/1 Australian Convalescent Depot to 1 Australian Corps Rest Station.
01/11/1944 Rejoined unit from 1 Australian Corps Rest Station and struck off X list.
08/11/1945 Marched out to 9 Australian Division Cam Training School No.1.
12/11/1945 Marched in from 9 Australian Division Cam Training School No.1.
22/12/1944 Qualified at 9 Australian Division Cam Training School No.1 from 09/11/1944 to 11/11/1944.
16/01/1945 Evacuated to 2/1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station with injured right hand and transferred to X list.
24/01/1945 Discharged from 2/1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station to unit with web space infection left hand.
24/01/1945 Rejoined unit from 2/1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station and struck off X list.
05/03/1945 Evacuated to 2/1 Casualty Clearing Station with acute otitis externa.
05/03/1945 Evacuated from 2/1 Casualty Clearing Station to 2/2 Australian General Hospital with acute left otitis externa.
13/03/1945 Discharged from 2/2 Australian General Hospital to 9 Australian Division Recovery Camp.
14/03/1945 Rejoined unit from 9 Australian Division Recovery Camp and struck off X list.
03/04/1945 Embarked Townsville, Queensland on U.S.A.T. Sea Cat.
13/04/1945 Disembarked Morotai.
22/04/1945 Embarked Morotai for service in Tarakan.
11/08/1945 Transferred to 1 Australian Base Sub Area Details Depot for long service discharge.
12/08/1945 Embarked Tarakan.
15/08/1945 Disembarked Morotai.
21/08/1945 Embarked Morotai on M.V. Swartenhondt for marching out to General Details Depot, Victoria for discharge (long service).
04/09/1945 Disembarked Sydney, New South Wales ex Tarakan.
05/09/1945 Marched into General Details Depot, Royal Park, Victoria for discharge ex Leave and Transit Depot, Victoria.
05/10/1945 Discharged Royal Park, Victoria.