
| Regimental number | 1994 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Armidale, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 166 Rondchford Street, Erskineville, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ethel Murtagh, 10 Longdown Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 13 April 1915. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Gallipoli, 14 June 1915. Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, 14 August 1915; transferred to Mudros, 16 August 1915; transferred to Malta and admitted to St George's Hospital, 27 August 1915. Transferred to All Saints' Hospital, Malta, 31 August 1915. Embarked for Mudros, 15 November 1915; disembarked at Alexandria, 4 December 1915. Proceeded to rejoin unit, 3 January 1916; rejoined unit, Ghezireh, 8 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 8 June 1916. Treated at 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 6 October 1916 (sciatica); transferred to England and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, 9 October 1916. Transferred to Woodcote Hospital, 20 October 1916; discharged to No. 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 8 November 1916. Admitted to 16th Field Ambulance Hospital, Wareham, 20 April 1917 (scabies). Admitted to No. 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, 1 May 1917; discharged, 22 May 1917: total treatment for venereal disease: 22 days. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 August 1917; rejoined unit, 2 September 1917. Sick to hospital, 16 February 1918 (scabies); rejoined unit, 25 February 1918. Marched out to commence return to Australia, 25 December 1918; commenced return to Australia on board 'Kashmir', 9 March 1919. Discharged, 1 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |
| Miscellaneous details | Real name: William Angus MURTAGH |
| Date of death |