| Regimental number | 8818 |
| Place of birth | Toodyay, Western Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Toodyay, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Father, James Markey, Toodyay, Western Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Field Ambulance 4, Reinforcement 14 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/47/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 440 Pte Lionel Christopher MARKEY, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 3 September 1919; 441 Pte Thomas John MARKEY, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 3 September 1919; Cousins: 4266 Pte Walter Clarence THORPE, 28th Bn, died of wounds, 9 April 1917; 4608 Corporal Albert Laurence THORPE, 1st Australian Light Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919; 4611 Pte Phillip THORPE, 4th Division Salvage Company, returned to Australia, 1 May 1919; 8817 Pte Francis Christopher MARKEY, 13th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 1 June 1919; Uncle: 199 Pte William Henry STRAHAN, 16th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915.~ |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 12 February 1916; disembarked Egypt. Joined Australian Army Medical Corps Details, Serapeum, 18 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Admitted to No. 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 4 August 1916 (appendicitis); rejoined unit, 3 October 1916. Admitted to No 1 Casualty Clearing Station, 31 December 1916 (diarrhoea); rejoined unit, 9 January 1917. Admitted to 30th General Hospital, Calais, 18 May 1917 (bronchitis). Transferred to 4th Field Ambulance, 4 June 1917; on leave to England, 14 October 1917; rejoined unit, 27 October 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Boulogne, 10 November 1917 (trench fever); transferred to England, 19 November 1917, and admitted to Red Cross Hospital, Chelmsford; transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 2 February 1918. Granted furlough, 9 February 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 23 February 1918. Admitted to No. 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, 4 March 1918; discharged, 22 April 1918; total treatment for venereal disease: 50 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 July 1918; rejoined unit, 10 July 1918. Admitted to 14th General Hospital, 10 January 1919 (bronchitis); transferred to England, 23 January 1919, and admitted to Paddington Military Hospital. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 3 February 1919; discharged, 17 March 1919, and granted furlough to 31 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board SS 'Somali', 1 June 1919; disembarked Western Australia, 8 July 1919; discharged, 30 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 84 |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
