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DALY, John Wilfred
| Service Number: | 56071 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roseworthy College, South Australia, 19 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | 4 November 1986, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 23 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 56071, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 56071, 1st to 6th (SA) Reinforcements, HMAT Marathon, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 56071, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
John Wilfred Daly
Name: John Wilfred Daly
Service Number: 56071
Place of Birth: Roseworthy College
Date of Birth: 19 May 1897
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 18 May 1918
Age at Enlistment: 21
Next of Kin: Father - John Joseph Daly
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private 10th Battalion
John was the son of John Joseph. He left Melbourne with the 3rd Reinforcements U.K. on HMT Marathon on 23 July 1918, reaching London on 27 September and was attached to the 1st Training Battalion Fovant on 29
September. On 25 January 1919 John was sent to France with his unit. He was admitted to the 52nd Stationary Hospital at Le Havre with mumps on 7 March, returning to duty on 27 March. After spending six weeks at Sutton Veny, England, John returned to Australia on the Ulysses on 23 July and was discharged on 16 September.
Submitted 17 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography
10 Battalion
Rank - Private
22 July 1919 - Returned to Australia HMAT Ulysses
Medal: British War Medal
Son of John Joseph Daly of Roseworthy; Husband of Veronica Daly (nee Wasley). Married on 24 October 1923 in the Catholic Church, Gawler. Brother of William James Daly