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Joseph HADDOCK

Regimental number2683
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Haddock, 66 Erskine Street, Walthamstow, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 July 1915
Place of enlistmentShepperton, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1916
Discharge date11 October 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 23 December 1915 (mumps); discharged, 21 February 1916 (scabies). Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, 28 February 1916 (skin disease); transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 5 April 1916.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez for Home Service on board HT 'Itonus', 10 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 11 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

British War Medal and Victory Medal stamps marked 'Returned, 10 May 1923'.

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