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MUNDAY, Joseph
| Service Number: | 5846 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandearah East, South Australia, 26 January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wandearah East, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Wandearah East, South Australia, 12 November 1964, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wandearah Cemtery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Crystal Brook District WW1 Roll of Honour, Wandearah East Broughton Plains Region War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5846, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5846, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 21 May 1917: | Imprisoned Battle for Pozières , Wounded both legs right arm In-turned at Rennbahn Munster II then Limburg, Germany After time in Belgium during the winter of 1916-17, one of the coldest on record, the 10th Battalion returned to the Somme in February where it was involved in action near Le Barque | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 5846, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Joseph Munday
Joseph Munday was born on the 26th January 1891 in Wandearah East, South Australia, one of eight children to William and Emma Munday (nee Fidge).
Joseph was a farm labourer when he enlisted from Port Pirie on the 12th April 1916, embarking from Melbourne as a Private with the 10th Battalion, 18th Reinforcements aboard ‘A37’ S.S. Barambah.
He proceeded overseas to France in September 1916 and two months later was struck down by trench feet, a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure to damp, unsanitary and cold conditions. On Joseph’s service record it was stated as ‘Frozen Feet’ and ‘Frost Bite Feet’.
After being invalided to England and spending 8 months in hospital, Joseph re-joined his battalion but was wounded in action in Boulogne, France on the 2nd October 1917 by a shrapnel wound to his left leg. He re-joined his unit 6 weeks later only to be wounded in action a second time by gunshots to his arms and legs.
He was taken prisoner by the Germans on the 1st March 1918. About 4,000 Australian service men and merchant navy men were captured as prisoners of war (POWs) by German or Ottoman forces during the war.
Joseph was interned in Limburg POW Camp, Germany and returned to England on the 9th December 1918 and finally to Australia on the 16th March 1919.
Joseph married Jessie Alfrieda Mueller on the 3rd October 1925 and raised 2 children. He passed away in Adelaide, South Australia on the 12th November 1964.
Joseph is commemorated on the Wandearah Memorial dedicated to service personnel from the Broughton Plains region, the Crystal Brook District WW1 Roll of Honour and the Prisoner of War Memorial in Ballarat, Victoria.
Sources:
South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau Record https://images.slsa.sa.gov.au/sarcib/SRG76_1_5456.pdf
Submitted 24 May 2025 by Carey Harmer
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