DALY, Francis Michael
| Service Number: | 249 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Jika Jika, Victoria, Australia, 3 October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 April 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Row H, Grave No. 18 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, North Sydney Tramways Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 249, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 249, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 249, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 249, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, GSW to right wrist | |
| 5 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Francis Michael DALY, (Service Number 249) was born on 3 October 1881 at Jika Jika, Victoria. He began work as a tram conductor in July 1913 and was granted leave to join the Expeditionary Forces within three weeks of the declaration of war.
Submitted 9 June 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Fifth son of Mary DALY and the late Peter McKeogh DALY of 882 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy. Beloved brother of Bernard, Winifred and the late Edward, Petr, Vincent and Gerald Daly. R.I.P.
Brave and fearless
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Francis Michael DALY, (Service Number 249) was born on 3rd October 1881 at Jika Jika, Victoria. He began work as a tram conductor in July 1913 and was granted leave to join the Expeditionary Forces within three weeks of the declaration of war. He served at Gallipoli but had several hospitalisations with wounds and illnesses.
By March 1916 he had been promoted to Sergeant. He was killed in action on 13th April 1917. He is buried in the Noreuil Australian Cemetery, just south of Noreuil, 5½ miles NNE of Bapaume.
As with other railway employees who gained promotions within the military, his National Archives file contains a letter from the Railway Accountant seeking details of the date of the promotion so that pay adjustments could be made. The Railways topped up the pay of their employees who were soldiers to its civilian level and an increase in army pay due to promotion lessened the amount that had to be made up.
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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