| Regimental number | 890 |
| Place of birth | Glanamady, Co Galway, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Glanamady, Galway, Ireland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 44 |
| Next of kin | Brother, John Geraghty, Glanamady, Galway, Ireland |
| Previous military service | Served for 7 years, 5th Dragoon Guards; 5 years, Reserves; 5 months, United States Navy. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 17th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 12 May 1915. Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, Dardanelles, 27 August 1915 (poisoned hand); rejoined Bn, Gallipoli Peninsula, 9 September 1915. Admitted to Hospital Ship, HS 'Somali', 26 October 1915; transferred to General Hospital, Gibraltar, 7 November 1915 (tuberculosis); to England, 23 November 1915, and admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol, England, 28 November 1915. Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 4 March 1916; taken on strength of Bn, France, 24 May 1916; marched out of France, 8 December 1916. Admitted to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 12 December 1916 (deformed arm); discharged from hospital and marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, England, 16 December 1916. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 4 January 1917; marched in to 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 11 January 1917; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 16 April 1917; marched out for return to Australia, 20 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ayrshire', 23 May 1917; disembarked Sydney, 19 July 1917; discharged, 17 August 1917 (medically unfit: fracture in elbow and overage). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, GERAGHTY David |
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