Regimental number | 1785 |
Place of birth | Tipperary, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Driver railways |
Address | Wellington Mills, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 159 lbs |
Next of kin | Clarence Joyce, Moores Bakery, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 10 months in the RRS. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Australia, 19 April 1915. Taken on strength of 16th Bn, Gallipoli Peninsula, 4 June 1915; marched in to Alexandria, Egypt, 30 December 1915; transferred to 4th Machine Gun Company, Tel el Kabir, 9 March 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, , 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Admitted to 1st AAS, 21 February 1917 (scabies); discharged to duty, 1 March 1917; appointed Driver, 9 March 1916; reverted to Private at own request, 10 November 1917; on leave to England, 12 November 1917; returned to unit from leave, 30 November 1917; marched in to Australian General Base Depot, Havre, France, 4 August 1918; marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, England, 16 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked Perth, 16 December 1918; discharged, 15 February 1919 (medically unfit: premature senility). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Geraldton Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRADY Dennis |