Regimental number | 3526 |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
True Name | GLEADHILL |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 154 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Mrs E. Fisher, 154 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Fovant (St. George) Churchyard (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. I), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 32 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Joseph GLEADHILL |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Marched out of 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, Egypt, 14 February 1916, and taken on strength of 2nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, the same day. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Wounded in action, 22 July 1916; admitted to No 3 Casualty Clearing Station, 23 July 1916 (gunshot wound, right leg); transferred to No 29 Ambulance Train, 23 July 1916; to No 5 General Hospital, Rouen, 24 July 1916; to England, 26 July 1916; to War Hospital, Bristol, 27 July 1916; discharged, 29 September 1916; marched into No 1 Command Depot, 30 September 1916. Granted furlough, 2 October 1916. Marched out of No 1 Command Depot, 27 October 1916, and proceeded to Wareham; marched into No 1 Command Depot from hospital, 30 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 October 1917; marched into 1st Australia Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 10 October 1917. Proceeded to unit, 13 October 1917; rejoined 2nd Bn, 15 October 1917. Admitted to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, 10 January 1918, and transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station the same day (trench feet); to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 21 January 1918; to No 57 General Hospital, 23 January 1918; to England, 1 February 1918; to No 1 Western General Hospital, Liverpool, 1 February 1918; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 28 February 1918; discharged to furlough, 29 January 1918; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hardcott, 30 April 1918. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 6 October 1918. Died, 8 October 1918 (pneumonia). Buried St George's Churchyard, 11 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GLEDHILL Daniel |