MCAULIFFE, Daniel Timothy
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1915, Goondiwindi, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Goondiwindi, Qld., 5 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Goondiwindi State School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Toowoomba, Qld., 28 May 1942, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland RC5-001-0003 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Cambooya War Memorial, Goondiwindi War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Goondiwindi, Qld. | |
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| 12 Apr 1916: | Involvement 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1916: | Embarked 4th Pioneer Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney |
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DANIEL TIMOTHY McAULIFFE, son of Mrs. W. McAuliffe and the late Mr. McAuliffe, was born on 5th December, 1886, at Goondiwindi, Queensland. He was educated at Goondiwindi State School and joined the service of the Bank on 6th August, 1908, at Oakey.
The following is a list of his subsequent appointments:— 1st June, 1909, to Goondiwindi; 17th June, 1909, Chinchilla; 10th June, 1910, Brisbane; 18th February, 1911, Bundaberg; 17th July, 1911, Townsville; 24th July, 1911, Irvinebank; 9th May, 1913, Brisbane; 18th December, 1913, Toowoomba; 26th August, 1914, Cambooya.
He enlisted on 19th September, 1915, and was promoted to second-lieutenant in January, leaving Australia with reinforcements for the 4th Pioneer Battalion.
He arrived in France in June, 1916, and served there and in Belgium until the Armistice. During that period he had received promotion to the rank of captain and was awarded the Croix de Guerre during the great advance of August, 1918.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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