Mike ANTHONY

Regimental number5026
Place of birthHuddersfield, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressBreeza, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 6.5"
Weight167 lbs
Next of kinFriend, W H Etteridge, Breeza, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 8 years in the King's Royal Rifles, British Army; time expired.
Enlistment date19 January 1916
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date14 May 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; discharged (medically unfit: arteriosclerosis), Sydney, 14 May 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death10 February 1933
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ANTHONY Mike