Regimental number | 2917 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Red Hill, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Line repairer (telegraph) |
Address | J Molloy, Wynnum via Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Molloy, Wynnum via Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 4.5 years in the Garrison Artillery, Townsville; time expired. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Seitown |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 12 October 1915; discharged from ship's hospital, 20 October 1915; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 9 days. Joined 11th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 11 January 1916. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Serapeum, 10 February 1916 (malaria), and transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia; to Infantry Divisional Hospital, Shoubra, 14 February 1916 (enterica); evacuated to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 7 March 1916; transferred to Ras el Tin Cionvalescent Depot, 17 March 1916; discharged to duty, 28 April 1916. Found guilty, 21 March 1916, of being out of bounds without a pass: forfeited 1 day's pay. Found guilty, 25 (?) May 1916, of (1) When on Active Service being absent without leave from 1400, 24 May, until apprehended by Military Picquet in Alexandria at 2300; (2) being in town of Alexandria without a pass; (3) not being in possession of an identity disc contrary to Garrison Order 77A; (4) breaking Camp when under open arrest: awarded 7 days' confined to camp, and forfeited 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 29 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 June 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 11 June 1916 (malaria); transferred to England, 18 June 1916, and admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital, 19 June 1916; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 23 June 1916; to Australian Convalescent Depot, Woodcote Park, Epsom, 24 July 1916. Found guilty, 13 October 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 8 September, till 8 pm, 11 October 1916: awarded 28 hours' detention, and forfeited a total of 61 days' pay. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 17 October 1916; discharged, 21 December 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 66 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 12 January 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 15 January 1917. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 16 January 1917 (crushed finger); transferred to 38th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 January 1917; to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 24 January 1917; to England, 29 January 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, 31 January 1917; discharged on furlough, 22 February 1917, to report to Command Depot, Perham Downs, 9 March 1917. Found guilty, Wareham, 6 June 1917, of being absent without leave from midnight, 3 June, till apprehended by Military Police, 9.45 am, 4 June 1917: awarded 24 hours' detention, and forfeited a total of 3 days' pay (15/-). Found guilty, 18 June 1917, of being absent without leave from Tattoo, 16 June, till he reported back at 1.30 pm, 18 June 1917: awarded 72 hours' detention, and forfeited 3 days' pay under Royal Warrant; total forfeiture: 6 days' pay (£1/10/0) Admitted to 16th Field Ambulance, 21 June 1917 (no further details recorded). Found guilty, 4 September 1917, of being absent without leave in Dublin, 3 pm, 23 August, till apprehended at 11.20 pm, 30 August 1917: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 26 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Darwin', 11 January 1918 (debility following malaria); discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 7 April 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 552 William Henry MALOY for first period of service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 72 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 6597), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MOLLOY William Henry |