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Joseph AUBREY

Regimental number1302A
Place of birthLongford, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressGeneral PO, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height6' 0.75"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinBrother, E Aubrey, Coolambar, Co Westmeath, Ireland
Previous military serviceServed in the 18th Royal Irish Regiment for 4 years.
Enlistment date5 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 December 1914
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 13 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1302
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDischarged on account of desertion 1 April 1920
Discharge date1 April 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Brisbane on HMAT 'Seang Bee', 13 February 1915.

Embarked HMT 'Newmarket' for evacuation, Gallipoli, 29 May 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Neuralia', 30 May 1915 (tonsilitis); disembarked Malta, 12 June 1915; transferred to St. George's War Hospital, Malta, 10 July 1915 (rheumatic fever). Embarked HS 'Northlands' and proceeded to England, 22 September 1915; admitted to No 2 Southern Hospital, Bristol, 2 October 1915; listed as absent without leave, Abbey Wood, 12 November 1915; declared an illegal absentee by Court of Inquiry, London, 11 July 1918.

Discharged from Australian Imperial Force in consequence of desertion, 1 April 1920.

Medals: Not Eligible
SourcesNAA: B2455, AUBREY Joseph

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