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Michael James DAY

Regimental number3381
Place of birthBungendore, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShearer
AddressBarcaldine, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32.1
Height5' 9"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Day, Barcaldine, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 April 1917
Place of enlistmentHughenden, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 28th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 9 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 26 December 1918
Discharge date17 April 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Somali', 26 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: malaria, myocarditis), Sydney, 17 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 March 1956
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, DAY Michael James

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