DALY, George
| Service Number: | 3819 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1915, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | East Fremantle, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3819, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3819, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3819, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Egypt | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3819, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3819 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3819, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Mouquet Farm |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Daly was the son of Mrs. Jane Daly, of Chewton, Victoria. His father, Edward Daly, had passed away in 1897 when George was 16 years of age.
George’s eldest brother, 1405 Pte. John Daly 12th Battalion AIF had died of wounds at sea just off Gallipoli on 6 July 1915, aged 41.
George served with the 51st Battalion at Mouquet Farm on 3 September 1916 and was simply reported as missing.
Another brother, 3138 Pte. William Henry Daly 46th Battalion AIF, who had also gone mining to Western Australia, was sent home sick during June 1918.
George Daly's widowed mother had lost two sons and two grandsons killed during the First World War by 1917.