| Regimental number | 3291 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Picton, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | Croydon, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 125 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Muriel Daly, 'Enoba', Grosvenor Street, Croydon, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 36th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Father: 2501 Pte Augustine DALY, 3rd Bn, died of disease, 2 August 1915; Brothers: 192 Corporal Alan Joseph DALY, 2nd Division Ammunition Column, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918; 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 |
Enlisted, 23 July 1916; discharged (under age), 31 July 1916. Re-enlisted, 27 June 1917 (stated date of birth to be 14 October 1898). War service: embarked Sydney, 2 August 1917; disembarked Glasgow, Scotland, 2 October 1917; marched into 9th Training Bn, 3 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 February 1918; taken on strength, 36th Bn, in the field, 9 February 1918. Wounded in action, 4 April 1918 (gun shot wound, left shoulder); admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 5 April 1918; transferred to 2nd General Hospital, 6 April 1918; to England, 9 April 1918, and admitted to Bath War Hospital, 10 April 1918. Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, 6 May 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, 10 May 1918. Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, 24 June 1918, and into 9th Training Bn same day. Admitted to Hurdcott Hospital, 29 September 1918; marched into 9th Training Bn from hospital, 11 October 1918 (no details of hospitalisation recorded). Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 4 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Demosthenes', 16 January 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 2 March 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 29 March 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | First Attestation Form gives mother's address as 100 Hay Street, Leichhardt, New South Wales. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DALY Arthur Charles |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
