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DALY, Michael
| Service Number: | 1531 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Pekina, South Australia, 17 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 12 September 1982, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 42, Grave 854B |
| Memorials: | Caltowie District WW1 Roll of Honour, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Tarcowie Cheer Up Society to the Soldiers Memorial Hall Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1531, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1531, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1531, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1531, 9th Light Horse Regiment |
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Rootsweb ID: I420746 Birth Record: 17 Jan 1889 in Pekina, South Australia
Father Mortimer Daly and Mother Mrs. Elizabeth Annie Daly, Tarcowie, South Australia
Sister: Kate (Katie) DALY b.20/12/1890 in Pekina, SA
Brother: 1819 Private John Daly
43rd Battalion
12/8/1916 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A70 Ballarat
as a Private in 43rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
20/2/1918 returned to Australia onboard HT Orontes, ex England
13/2/1919 disembarked into Australia
24/3/1919 discharged from service
Described on enlisting as 26yrs 7ths old; single; 5' 11" tall; 167 lbs; medium complexion;
grey eyes; dark hair; Roman Catholic
8/9/1915 enlisted in Jamestown, SA
place of enlistment Adelaide, SA
8/9/1915 appointed to Base Infantry Depot, Exhibition Camp
11/9/1915 E Company, 2nd Depot
16/9/1915 Light Horse
1/10/1915 12th Reinforcement, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Mitcham Camp
23/8/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
as a Private in 9th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
28/12/1915 taken on strength, Heliopolis
27/2/1916 marched out to Serapeum
30/3/1916 admitted to hospital
24/4/1916 returned to duty
13/11/1916 Trooper to rest camp
19/11/1916 rejoined unit
8/6/1917 evacuated sick to hospital
25/6/1917 admitted to Citadel Hospital
25/8/1917 admitted 14th Australian General Hospital
1/10/1917 taken on stength 9th Light Horse Regiment
dicharged to Moascar
4/6/1918 Malaria - admitted to 47th Stationary Hospital, Gaza
20/7/1918 to AIF Headquarters, Port Said
7/9/1918 appointed to Lance Corporal in 9th Light Horse Regiment
10/7/1919 returned to Australia onboard Oxfordshire
10/8/1919 disembarked into Australia
3/10/1919 discharged from service
Medals: 1914/15 Star (7293), British War medal (7910) and Victory medal (7847)
12/9/1982 passed away
buried in: Centennial Park Cemetery
Derrick Gardens, Path 42, Grave 854B
Interment Right Expiry 14/09/2032
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 19/5/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA. for her information.
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