Regimental number | 2501 |
Place of birth | Mudgee, New South Wales |
School | Hargraves Public School, nr Mudgee, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | School teacher |
Address | Merilla, via Goulburn, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Muriel Daly, Merilla, Goulburn, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Member of Goulburn Rifle Club for 25 years. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Note age at death: understated age at enlistment. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 52 |
Place of burial | At sea |
Commemoration details | Chatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 36 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Died of sickness at sea. |
Family/military connections | Sons: 192 Corporal Alan Joseph DALY, 2nd Division Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918; 3291 Pte Arthur Charles DALY, 36th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 January 1919; 3033 Pte Frank DALY, 34th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 September 1918; 2238 Pte Hubert Aloysius DALY, 18th Bn, killed in action, 4 August 1916; 2789 Sapper Percy DALY, 5th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company, returned to Australia, 16 June 1919; 3281 Pte Mark DALY, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: died of pneumonia at sea en route to Egypt. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DALY Augustine |