Regimental number | 1522 |
Place of birth | Happy Valley, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs Frogley, 5 Bevis Street, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Lily Elizabeth Daniels, c/o Mrs W H Daniels, Miller Road, Glanville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in H Company, 76th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parent: Walter DANIELS, husband of Lilian E. DANIELS, Renmark, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Takenn on strength of A Company, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916. Admitted No 8 Field Ambulance aboard 'Transylvania', 20 June 1916 (furnucles); discharged, 21 June 1916. Disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DANIELS Leslie Gordon |