DANIELS, Aubrey Bartlett
| Service Number: | 5326 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer, Soldier |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 29 June 1985, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bundaberg Crematorium & Memorial Park |
| Memorials: | Crawford State School Memorial Flagpole |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5326 | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 11th Training Battalion | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 14th Training Depot | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 13/25th Training Depot | |
| 5 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcement | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Unit embarked from Brisbane, QLD on board HMAT A50 Itonus | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Unit Disembarked Plymouth, England off HMAT A50 Itonus | |
| 13 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded overseas to France per "S.S. Victoria" | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Admitted from England | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to Join Unit | |
| 18 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength | |
| 13 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Sick to Hospital | |
| 6 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to Join Unit | |
| 7 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined His Battalion | |
| 8 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, G.S.W. Left Shoulder in France | |
| 26 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to England (G.S.W. Left Shoulder) | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Battle of Passchendaele | |
| 14 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5326, Detached for Duty to 7th Training Battalion England | |
| 5 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Marched in England | |
| 21 Feb 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Attended Course | |
| 3 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, 'During the attack on the BEAUREVOIR Line, east of PERONNE, on 3rd October, 1918, this N.C.O. rushed forward and bombed an enemy post containing two machine guns. He threw tow bombs right into the post killing several of the enemy, and making it compartively easy for the platoon to capture the post. He was severely wounded while doing this.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: 10 October 1919 | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Attached for Duty | |
| 18 Jun 1918: | Honoured Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), Third Ypres, 'For conspicuous devotion to duty and gallantry when during YPRES battles in September and October, 1917, he led his section with dash coolness and courage, and even when wounded continued to carry on until the objective was reached. Again on 4th January, 1918, when his Post was blown out by Minenwerfer which killed the Officer, Sergeant and four men and wounded the other Sergeant and one man, he took charge of the situation, reorganised the post and then tendered the wounded under continued Minenwerfer fire. His continued coolness and courage throughout set a fine example to the other men of the post who were badly shaken and helped them to maintain the position.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 Date: 25 July 1918 | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, WIA 2nd Occasion G.S.W. Left arm | |
| 7 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Evac to U. K (W.I.A.) | |
| 14 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5326, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, QLD |
Aubrey Bartlet Daniels - 5326
Aubrey Bartlet Daniels is included in the book “We Will Remember them”, a database & stories of South Burnett Anzac Heroes printed by the South Burnett Regional Council where it is said he is listed on the Kingaroy Methodist Board. He is included in the Crawford School WW1 Honour Board which was unveiled in 1921 per The Queenslander Sat 19 Feb 1921 Page 19 and is also on the missing Memerambi Honour Roll which was featured in the Maryborough Chronicle in Apr 1916.
Aubrey Daniels was born in May 1890 at Launceston Tasmania, the 5th of 7 children of Eli Daniels and his wife Lydia. I am not sure when the family moved back to Qld but in 1902 Aubrey was enrolled at New Farm State School and by 1910 the family were living at Memerambi.
From Memerambi Moments I learnt that the Daniels family bought land in Memerambi; Ernie Daniels with portion 95V while his brother Cecil had portion 94V. Because the laws required a selector to live on the land he selected in order to keep it, they built a house on the boundary and took turns living there.
Aubrey enlisted in the AIF in Jan 1916. The Memerambi Rifle Range was opened in Apr 1916 and a Roll of Honour was unveiled by Mrs Ellwood who had 3 sons at the front. Aubrey Daniels was one of the 28 names listed.
In May he came home to Memerambi where he was given two send offs. At Simpsons Hall, Memerambi a farewell was given for Aubrey Daniels and Jim McLennan. Mr A B Postle was chairman and after a short speech presented both with a wristlet watch. On behalf of the Methodist Church Mr Stanley Armstrong presented Aubrey with a safety razor. The article stated both lads are looking well and fit and although only a short time in training Daniels has already obtained two stripes.
At another function at the Methodist Church at Crawford a week later Corporal Aubrey Daniels was farewelled and presented with a fountain pen by the Band of Hope Members. Councillor Baker and Mr J Gibbons attended on behalf of the Patriotic Committee and made a further presentation. Corporal Daniels was also the recipient of a steel lined wallet from Mr T Birt and family.
Aubrey was assigned to 25th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement and his unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
During his service in France Aubrey was awarded two medals
1. Military Medal - 'During the attack on the BEAUREVOIR Line, east of PERONNE, on 3rd October, 1918, this N.C.O. rushed forward and bombed an enemy post containing two machine guns. He threw two bombs right into the post killing several of the enemy, and making it comparatively easy for the platoon to capture the post. He was severely wounded while doing this.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 115 Date: 10 October 1919
2. Meritorious Service Medal 'For conspicuous devotion to duty and gallantry when during YPRES battles in September and October, 1917, he led his section with dash coolness and courage, and even when wounded continued to carry on until the objective was reached. Again on 4th January, 1918, when his Post was blown out by Minenwerfer which killed the Officer, Sergeant and four men and wounded the other Sergeant and one man, he took charge of the situation, reorganised the post and then tendered the wounded under continued Minenwerfer fire. His continued coolness and courage throughout set a fine example to the other men of the post who were badly shaken and helped them to maintain the position.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 Date: 25 July 1918
Aubrey returned to Australia on 24 January 1919 and was presented with the Meritorious Medal in Sep 1919 by His Excellency the Governor. Major the Honourable Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams GCMG CB.
Aubrey married Ethel Mundy in 1922 and they had one of the soldier settlements in the Goomeri district. An article in Landscapes of Change by Dr Tony Matthews tells how hard they struggled to keep their land clear of lantana and Wattle. They cleared the land by hand taking months before they could see any positive results. Their first dairy herd suffered from cattle tick and died of red-water.
Aubrey lived a long life. He died in 1985 aged 95 years and is remembered at Bundaberg Crematorium and Memorial Park.
Lest We Forget
Submitted 10 May 2025 by Carol Berry