MAYE, Daniel
| Service Number: | 470 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 29 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | North Tumbulgum, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium , 5 October 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 23, Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 470, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 470, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 470, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 470, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right arm |
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From TIA Rayner, Find a Grave
Pte 470 Daniel Maye A.I.F 26th Battalion was from Mayes Hill in North Tumbulgum NSW 2484. He enlisted on 10th April 1915. Daniel was reported missing in action, in field on 5th October 1917 then later in dated 15th April 1918, he was reported killed in action on the previously missing in action date. His mother had a memorial site placed where his brother and father are both buried as they passed within a few years of Daniel, this is also where she is buried at the historical North Tumbulgum cemetery. During his time in the A.I.F, he was in and out of hospital being ill or injured, including a gunshot wound and a fractured arm.
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