Regimental number | 3296 |
Place of birth | Bombala, New South Wales |
Other Names | PEISLEY, Robert Desmond |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Butcher |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 123 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Dr George Piesley, Cronulla, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, 12 July 1916 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Abbassia, 12 July 1916; discharged to Details, 24 July 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 14 days Embarked Suez, 2 August 1916; disembarked England, date not recorded; marched in to 8th Training Bn, Larkhill, 22 August 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, 22 August 1916; discharged, 26 September 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 36 days. Found guilty, 11 November 1916, of overstaying leave from 2400, 26 October, to 0800, 9 November 1916: awarded 14 days confined to camp, and forfeited 42 days' pay. Found guilty, 22 November 1916, of not answering Defaulters' Call, 6.45, 19 November, to 21 November 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 December 1916. Admitted to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 8 December 1916 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); discharged to 5th Division Base Depot, 29 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 22 days. Taken on strength, 30th Bn, 6 January 1917. Admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 16 June 1917, and transferred to Ambulance Train; admitted to 3rd Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 17 June 1917 (nephritis); transferred to England, 20 June 1917, and admitted to Temporary Hospital, Exeter, 22 June 1917 (nephritis: slight); discharged on furlough, 7 August 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 August 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1917, for onward overland travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: bronchitis), Sydney, 25 February 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PIESLEY Robert Desmond |