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Austin Maurice DALY

Regimental number2145
Place of birthPerkina, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressPekina, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34.9
Height6' 1.5"
Weight167 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Daly, Pekina, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 May 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Austin and Mary DALY
Discharge date17 December 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 10 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit: nephritis), Adelaide, 17 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death7 February 1937
Age at death55
Place of burialPerkina Cemetery, via Orroroo, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, DALY Austin Maurice

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