| Regimental number | 362 |
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 1 Dominic Square, Cork, Ireland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 176 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ellen Deasy, 10 Griffin's Place off Barrack Street, Cork, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Australia, 8 May 1915taken on strength of 22nd Bn, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 2 November 1915; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 12 January 1916, of refusing to obey an order from a Commanding Officer: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2 and forfeited 3 days' pay. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916. Found guilty, Roquetoune, France, 2 April 1916, of (1) drunkenness and (2) resisting arrest from Military Police: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Promoted to Sergeant, 20 May 1916; with unit, 1 October 1917; with unit, 30 June 1918; on leave to England, 2 October 1918; returned to unit from leave, 20 October 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 3 January 1919. Admitted to Fovant Military Hospital, 31 January 1919 (pneumonia); transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Sutton Veny, 27 February 1919; discharged from hospital and marched in to Weymouth Command Depot, 25 March 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 10 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 31 May 1919; discharged, 30 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DEASY Dennis |
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