Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Eugene Joseph O'Neill Born 1 February 1875 - Died 24 April 1962 PDF Key details Service number3/182 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Merchant Navy AWMM Last rankWW1 Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM WW2 Civilian AWMM New Zealand Merchant Navy AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Colonel Eugene Joseph O'Neill, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 3 / F1221 15. Image is s … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEugene Joseph AWMM SurnameO'Neill AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number3/182 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › BirthFeb 1875 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Hospital, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM WW1 Pre 5 August 1914 AWMM 219 High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mr Patrick O'Neill (father), Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Josephine O'Neill (wife), 219 High St, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 30 January 1901 AWMM Single/South African AWMM Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Married/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Pacific AWMM 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Merchant Navy AWMM Service number3/182 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers1 Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM New Zealand Stationary Hospital, Amiens AWMM 2 New Zealand General Hospital AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) AWMM CMG citation: "For services rendered in connection with the War." (London Gazette, 1 January 1919, p82) AWMM Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM DSO: London Gazette, 3 June 1915. Citation: "On the 25 and 26 April 1915 during the operations at Gape Tepe (Gaba Tepe), for exceptionally good service and exhibiting initiative and resource in command of a bearer subdivision." (LG, 3 July 1915, p6540) AWMM Queen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM 1939-1945 Star AWMM Pacific Star AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Volunteer Officer's Decoration (VD) AWMM Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration AWMM New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal AWMM New Zealand Territorial Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa Surgeon/Civilian AWMM WW1 5 August 1914 AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM WW2 1939 AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Cornwall AWMM Surgeon Captain AWMM No 20 Company, Sixth Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 6th Contingent AWMM WW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from Port Chalmers, Dunedin AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 5 or HMNZT 9 AWMM Vessel was Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay AWMM Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM WW2 New Zealand Merchant Navy AWMM 3rd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsAWMM 14 May 1901-14 May 1901 AWMM Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details14 May 1901 AWMM POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 4 June 1919 AWMM Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM WW2 1941 AWMM Civilian AWMM New Zealand Merchant Navy AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › According to Haigh & Polaschek, O'Neill was taken prisoner during the Anglo-Boer War but was released "after a most interesting conversation." (p192) Stowers records that he was released "after some stern words to the Boers." (p167)He was promoted to Surgeon-Major in 1903.When he enlisted with the NZEF in 1914, he was appointed Commanding Officer (CO) of 1 Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps (NZMC).He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1916 and appointed CO of NZ Stationary Hospital, Amiens.Promoted to Colonel and CO of 2 NZ General Hospital, 15 August 1918.Served as a Volunteer Surgeon with the NZ Merchant Navy, 1939-41. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death24 April 1962 AWMM Age 87 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryKarori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers, Plot 15 F/5 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Eugene Joseph O'Neill by laying a poppy. Eileen May O'Neill Ernest James O'Neill Eugene Joseph O'Neill Francis Herbert O'Neill Francis Leo O'Neill Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Eugene Joseph O'Neill Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21382493 Further Reference DocumentsMcDonald, W. (2001). Honours and awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. Napier, N.Z.: Helen McDonald. AWMM Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM New Zealand Contingents to South Africa: Nominal Rolls (1901). Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM Vol1: 553 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Stowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z. AWMM Creswell, J. (1967). Sea warfare 1939-1945 : [a short history] (Rev. and augmented ed.). Berkley, California: University of California Press. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. 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