DALY, Thomas Joseph
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, 12 July 1884 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers, Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Bank Manager |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 25 Nov 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Major, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Transferred to command of 8th Light Horse Regiment and assigned rank of temporary Lieutenant Colonel |
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| Date unknown: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
Distinguished Service Order
Award published in the London Gazette, June 1918
"Near Tel el Saba on 31/10/2017, for making a personal reconnaissance over very heavily shell-swept country and selecting a route for the Regiment to move to support the New Zealand Rifles Brigade. This route was followed by the Regiment and Wadis crossed at places selected by Major Daly. So skilfully was the route selected that the Regiment was able to move into position travelling over a distance of more than 2000 yards without a single casualty. On 8th November 1917, near Huj he directed operations which resulted in the capture of a 15cm Howitzer by Lt Hargraves. Throughout the whole of the recent operations his work as Second in Command of the Regiment has been most valuable."
Submitted 6 October 2015
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