William BRADY

Regimental number45
Date of birth15 September 1891
Place of birthKillykeen, Co Cavan, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPolice constable
AddressPolice Depot, Bourke Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 9.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, R Brady, Killykeen, Co Cavan, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Field Ambulance, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/44/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date18 December 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Sydney, 20 October 1914; no disembarkation details.

Admitted to 1st Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, Egypt, 18 April 1915 (rheumatic fever).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kyarra', from Suez, 10 June 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 17 July 1915; discharged, 18 December 1915 (medically unfit: rheumatism).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 December 1950
Place of burialBeresfield, Newcastle, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRADY William