Regimental number | 284 |
Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 554 Argent Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Maggie Burgess, Premaydena, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Morphettville, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915. Wounded in action, 2 May 1915 (no details); transferred to Alexandria, 3 May 1915; to England, and disembarked Southampton, 12 May 1915, and admitted to 1st Southern General hospital, Dudley Road Section, Birmingham. Admitted to Venereal Hospital, London, 5 July 1915; discharged, 26 July 1915; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 22 days. Rejoined Bn, Gallipoli, 6 September 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 October 1915 (septic hand), and transferred to HS 'Glenart Castle'; to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 4 October 1915; discharged to duty, 21 October 1915. Admitted to 15th Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 9 Novemmber 1915 (gonorrhoea); transferred to Convalescent Depot, 24 November 1915; rejoined Bn, 7 December 1915; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 27 days. Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Embarked alexandria to join theBritish Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Admitted to 11th Stationary hospital, Rouen, 12 November 1916 (trench feet); transferred to England, 14 November 1916, and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, 15 november 1916; transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 20 November 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 6 December 1916. Marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham, from Weymouth, 28 December 1916. Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 4 January 1917; discharged to duty, 8 February 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 36 days. Marched out to Camp Headquarters, Perham Downs, 19 February 1917. Found guilty, 5 March 1917, of using obscene language: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and fofeited �£3.10.0 pay. Marched in to No 2 command Depot, Weymouth, 6 March 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Auxiliary hospital, Harefield, 16 April 1917 (fistula); discharged on furlough, 6 July 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 6 July 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 31 august 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Field Ambulance, 5 February 1918 (scabies); discharged to duty, 10 February 1918. On leave to Paris, 8 March 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 18 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Taranto on board HT 'Kasir a Hind', 24 September 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 24 January 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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Sources | NAA: B2455, DALEY Robert |