Regimental number | 2885 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Morgan Street, Canterbury, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, R. Nalty, Morgan Street Canterbury, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Militia (6 months) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 3rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 6 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Found guilty, 11 April 1916, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call, until 2200 hours, 9 April 1916: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Remainded for Field General Court Martial, 11 April 1916, for refusing to obey an order given by his superior officer, 4 April 1916; found guilty by Commanding Officer, 22 April 1916, of disobeying a lawful command given by his superior officer: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeits 11 days' pay. Admitted to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, 30 June 1916 (shell, left leg); transferred to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 2 July 1916 (gunshot wound chest and hand); to Ambulance Train, 3 July 1916; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 3 July 1916 (gunshot wound left foot); to England, 4 July 1916; to St Michael Annex, Quex Park Hospital, Birchingtom, 5 July 1916 (gunshot wound left foot, slight); to Shorncliffe War Hospital, 31 July 1916; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 30 January 1917; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 1 March 1917; discharged to furlough, 10 March 1917. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 23 March 1917. Admitted to Monte Video, Weymouth, 8 April 1917 (gunshot wound left foot). Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Miltiades', 4 May 1917; disembarked Sydney, 4 July 1917; discharged Sydney (medically unfit), 19 September 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NALTY Edward |