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Life Summary

Name	Robert John O'Neill
Born	5 November, 1936 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 April, 2023 (aged 86) Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia
Related Entries	[View as tree] Ball, Desmond John (friend)
Education *	Oxford University (student, ?-1965) Royal Military College (ACT) (student, ?-1958)
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1958-1969) Federal, Australia academic (1968-1982) Australian Capital Territory, Australia historian (general) (1968-1982) Australian Capital Territory, Australia military historian (1968-1982) Australian Capital Territory, Australia strategic analyst (1968-1982) Australian Capital Territory, Australia academic (1982-2001) Overseas historian (general) (1982-2001) Overseas military historian (1982-2001) Overseas strategic analyst (1982-2001) Overseas
Military Service *	Korean War (official historian) Vietnam War (army officer)
Awards	Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 1988) Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001)
Key Organisations *	Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (fellow, ?-2023) Australian Institute of International Affairs (national) (fellow) Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (member) Lowy Institute (member) Menzies Centre for Australian Studies (King's College London) (chair) United States Studies Centre (University of Sydney) (supporter) Australian Strategic Policy Institute (chair, 2000-2005)
Workplaces *	Royal Military College (ACT) (history) (academic, 1968-1969) Australian National University (strategic and defence studies) (academic, 1971-1982)

* Dates are approximate