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William DALEY

Regimental number3636
Place of birthGlen Innes, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressTambar Springs, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 5"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinFriend, R Morton, Rose Mound, Tambar Springs, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 August 1915
Place of enlistmentNarrabri, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19-20 July 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Town. Narrabri, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, 30 January 1916; discharged to duty, 28 February 1916.

Transferred to 54th Bn from 5th Brigade Details, Moascar, 3 April 1916; taken on strength of 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DALEY William

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