O'Neill Robert Edward L /Cpl 4457678 - Revision history

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	\|Wounded=Not yet known.		\|Wounded=Not yet known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.		\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
	\|Home address=~~No family information as yet~~.		\|Home address=According to Harry Oliver he came from Bridlington.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 9659.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, also was in Thorn Camp with Harry Oliver and is mentioned in Harry's book "Seven Men to a Loaf". PoW Number 9659.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	}}		}}

	The War Office listing of men "missing" compiled on a Battalion basis after Dunkirk shows Acting Lance Corporal O'Neill as a member of the Royal Engineers. No trace of a transfer from the DLI was found in his records.		The War Office listing of men "missing" compiled on a Battalion basis after Dunkirk shows Acting Lance Corporal O'Neill as a member of the Royal Engineers. No trace of a transfer from the DLI was found in his records.

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	\|Surname and forenames=O'Neill Robert Edward		\|Surname and forenames=O'Neill Robert Edward
	\|Army number=4457678		\|Army number=4457678
	\|Rank=~~L /Cpl~~		\|Rank=Acting Lance Corporal.
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date, Posted ? 6th Bn DLI, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 12/7/1940, Repatriated 19/4/1945, Class Z Army Reserve 2/6/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry. No enlistment date known but his number suggests Summer 1939. Posted to the ? 6th Battalion DLI. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served in Northern France with the B.E.F. Taken Prisoner of War - probably 20/5/1940 - official notification received 12/7/1940. Repatriated to the UK 19/4/1945. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 2/6/1946.
	\|Promotions=L/~~Cpl~~		\|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
	\|Prisoner of War=20B 9659		\|Date of birth=Not yet known.
			\|Age=(At the time of his death). Not yet known.
			\|Company/Battery=Company not yet identified.
			\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman.
			\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
			\|Promotions=None known beyond Acting Lance Corporal.
			\|Wounded=Not yet known.
			\|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
			\|Home address=No family information as yet.
			\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Stalag 20B, PoW Number 9659.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	}}		}}

			The War Office listing of men "missing" compiled on a Battalion basis after Dunkirk shows Acting Lance Corporal O'Neill as a member of the Royal Engineers. No trace of a transfer from the DLI was found in his records.

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=O'Neill Robert Edward
|Army number=4457678
|Rank=L /Cpl
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date, Posted ? 6th Bn DLI, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 12/7/1940, Repatriated 19/4/1945, Class Z Army Reserve 2/6/1946.
|Promotions=L/Cpl
|Prisoner of War=20B 9659
|Source table=10DLI
}}