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Patrick DALY

Regimental number4418
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressRosewood, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 8.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Elizabeth Daly, Courtstown, Little Island, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 November 1915
Place of enlistmentRosewood, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Star of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 October 1916
Discharge date13 January 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Sydney, 31 March 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 5 May 1916.

Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 10 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 18 May 1916.

Admitted to 26th General Hospital, 29 June 1916 (varicose veins); transferred to England, 30 June 1916; admitted to Northern General Hospital, Lincoln, England, 30 June 1916; discharged from hospital and marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 2 August 1916.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ajama', from Portland, 17 October 1916; disembarked Melbourne, 8 December 1916; discharged, 13 January 1917 (medically unfit: rheumatism).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DALY Patrick

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