Regimental number | 540 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
Address | Dimboola PO, Dimboola, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 176 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William John Daggett, Lubeck, Victoria |
Previous military service | Member, Lubeck Rifle Club. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Surrey Hills, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915 (gun shot wound, shoulder and left eye); admitted to Military Hospital, Valetta, Malta, 4 May 1915; transferred, and admitted, to 3rd Western General Hospital, Manchester, England, 28 June 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Suevic', 8 October 1915; discharged (wounded: shattered shoulder and loss of left eye), Melbourne, 30 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Altona Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DAGGETT William Henry James |