Regimental number | 1740 |
Place of birth | Wexford, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ellen O'Nei11, 21 Flinders Street, Liverpool, England |
Previous military service | Served for 5 years in the Royal Navy. |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked, Melbourne, 13 April 1915. Admitted to 'Dunluce Castle' (gun shot wound: hand, shoulders), D'Uelles, 26 May 1915; to 1st General Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 31 May 1915; invalided to England, 18 June 1915; rejoined unit, Tel-el-Kebir, 14 January 1916. Embarked, Alexandria, to join the British Expeditionary Force, 25 March 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 30 March 1916. Admitted to 1st Field Ambulance (pyrexia, unknown origin), 11 June 1917; to 1st Divisional Rest Station, 11 June 1917; discharged, 21 June 1917; rejoined unit, 23 June 1917; on leave to the United Kingdom, 21 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 February 1918; with unit, 20 February 1918. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance (influenza), 7 June 1918; to 58th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 June 1918; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, 9 June 1918; to 10th Convalescent Depot, 14 June 1918; to 1st Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 20 June 1918; discharged to Base, 4 July 1918; marched out to unit, 13 July 1918; rejoined Bn, 16 July 1918. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance (gassed), 2 September 1918; to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 2 September 1918; to 25th General Hospital, 4 September 1918; to 1st Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 10 September 1918; to 10th Convalescent Depot, 12 September 1918; marched into Australian Infantry Base Depot, Havre, 27 September 1918; marched out to unit, 5 October 1918; rejoined Bn, 25 October 1918; transferred to England for return to Australia, 28 December 1918; disembarked, Southampton, England, 3 January 1919. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital (venereal disease), Bulford, 7 January 1919; discharged, 23 January 1919, total period of treatment for venereal disease: 17 days. Marched into Sutton Veny Command Depot, 23 January 1919. Found guilty, 1 March 1919, of (1) being absent without leave from 11:59 pm, 21 February 1919, until 3 pm, 25 February 1919: awarded 4 days' detention; forfeited 4 days' pay. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Khyber' from Liverpool, 31 March 1919; disembarked, Sydney, 15 May 1919; discharged, Sydney, 16 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star (returned: 10 May 1923), British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOYLE David |