| Regimental number | 7596 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cooma, New South Wales |
| School | The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Bank of New South Wales, Scone, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Next of kin | Father, E J Halliday, Lands Department, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the school Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 15 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'The eldest of three brothers who served in France and the eldest son of a family of 13.' Details from Father. Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Tamworth branch, 26 October 1909. Transferred to Maitland branch, 24 January 1913; to Scone branch (ledger keeper), September 1913. |
| Fate | Died of injuries |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Tincourt New British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No. 8), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Isabel HALLIDAY, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 29086 Gunner Bruce Haldon HALLIDAY, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 8 January 1919; 29183 Gunner Edward James HALLIDAY, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 July 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Killed when a horse fell and fractured his skull. |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 164. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
