| Regimental number | 14725 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Toowoomba, Queensland |
| School | Ipswich Central State School; The normal School, Brisbane; Toowoomba Boys' Grammar School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Chinchilla, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, A B Marlay, Arthur Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Army Medical Corps, August 1916 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Toowoomba branch, 26 August 1913. Transferred to Chinchilla branch, January 1915. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Freetown (Kissy Road) Cemetery, West Africa |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Nellie MARLAY |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 6818 Pte Kenneth Frank MARLAY, 26th Bn, returned to Autralia,2 January 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, Bullecourt, May 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Benalla', 28 August 1917. Disembarked Freeport, Sierra Leone; operated on for peritonitis and appendicitis. Died, 20 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 255. |
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
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