Regimental number | 1733 |
Place of birth | Nabiac New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Nabiac, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Dargaville, Nabiac PO, Wallamba, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Veterinary Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
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Family/military connections | Brothers: 1012 Pte Allen DARGAVILLE, 7th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 5 March 1919; 3786 Corporal John DARGAVILLE, 20th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919. |
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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, Mudros, 28 October 1915 (diarrhoea); date of discharge not recorded. Admitted to HS 'Gloucester Castle', 3 December 1915 (juandice); disembarked Alexandria, 8 December 1915, and admitted to Bombay Presidency General Hospital; discharged to duty, 28 December 1915; rejoined Bn, Moascar, 4 February 1916. Transferred to 45th Bn, and taken on strength, 3 March 1916. Transferred to 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Tel el Kebir, 17 March 1916, and posted to 38th Battery. Found guilty, 18 March 1916, of being absent without leave, 2200, 5 March, to 2200, 6 March 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 2 days' pay. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 13 June 1916. Admitted to Field Ambulance, 14 January 1917 (inguinal hernia); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 16 January 1917; to England, 17 January 1917, and admitted to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Brighton (laryngitis: slight); discharged on furlough, 28 February 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 15 March 1917. Marched in to Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Larkhill, 31 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 April 1917; taken on strength, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, 4 May 1917. Transferred to 4th Field Artillery Brigade, 4 May 1917, and rejoined 38th Battery. Admitted to Field Ambulance, 8 July 1917 (hernia); transferred to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 11 July 1917; discharged to Base Depot, Rouelles, 14 July 1917. Taken on strength, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Calais, 31 July 1917. Classified PB [Permanent Base Duties] by Medical Board, 31 October 1917. On leave to England, 22 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 9 March 1918. Found guilty, 9 June 1918, of being absent from tatto roll call, 9.15 pm, 2 June 1918: awarded 7 days' confined to camp. Classified B1, 25 August 1918. Marched in to Base Dept, Havre, 1 December 1918 Proceeded to England, and marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 4 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919 (hernia); admitted to ship's hospital at sea, 18 February 1919 (influenza); disembarked Fremantle, 24 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 9 September 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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