Regimental number | 2429 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Drover |
Address | Gipps Street, Concord, Nejw South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22.1 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Purcell, Gipps Street, Concord, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Macquarie', 28 March 1919; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 7 April 1919; discharged from ship's hospital, 11 April 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 5 days; disembarked Sydney, 27 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 20 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Service number incorrectly entered on headstone as 2427. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, PURCELL Daniel James |