Regimental number | 2849 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Fairfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, H Daniel, 6 Victoria Street, Fairfield, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the 52nd Bn, Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry and Jane DANIEL, 140 Bent Street, Northcote, Victoria. Native of Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 29 October 1915 (enteritis); discharged to duty, 9 November 1915. Taken on strength of 8th Bn, Anzac, 7 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Transferred to 60th Bn, 22 February 1916; taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 21 March 1916 (ingrown toenails); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 24 March 1916 (phymosis); discharged and rejoined unit, 25 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presume buried in No Man's Land at approx 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DANIEL Harry Gordon |