Regimental number | 2915 |
Place of birth | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Newtown Public School, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carter |
Address | Newtown, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Jack Healey, 43 Trade Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 59th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 20.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Sarah HEALEY, 30 Gilpin Street, Camperdown, Sydney |
Family/military connections | Newphew to Lt R. PARKS, 3rd Battalion A.I.F.,who was killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched into 15th Training Bn, Hurdcott, 10 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 March 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 29 March 1917. Proceeded to unit, 31 March 1917; taken on strength of 59th Bn, in the field, 2 April 1917. Wounded in action, 15 May 1917; admitted to No 14 Australian Field Ambulance, 15 May 1917(gassed); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 15 May 1917; to No 47 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 May 1917; to No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens, 17 May 1917; to No 18 General Hospital, Camiers, 20 May 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 27 May 1917; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 9 June 1917; discharged, 26 June 1917; marched into 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 27 June 1917. Found guilty, 6 July 1917, of while on active service, overstaying a pass by 1 hour 45 minutes: awarded 7 days' confined to camp. Proceeded to unit, 31 July 1917; rejoined 59th Bn, 2 August 1917. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 26 September 1917; admitted to No 3 Australian Field Ambulance, 27 September 1917, and transferred to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, the same day (shrapnel wound, left arm); to England, 28 September 1917; to No 2 Military Hospital, Old Park, Canterbury, 28 September 1917; to No 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 3 October 1917; discharged, 8 October 1917, and marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, the same day. Marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 24 November 1917. Posted as absent without leave, 2 January 1918; returned, 3 January 1918; case subsequently dismissed. Marched into Overseas Training Bde, 7 January 1918. Marched into 15th Training Bn , Codford, 23 January 1918. On Command at 5th Divisional Signal School, Codford, 24 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 May 1918; marched into New Zealand Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, 14 May 1918. Proceeded to unit, 16 May 1918; rejoined 59th Bn, 2 June 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918 Buried by Reverend C.H. Rogers, 6 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HEALEY Arthur John |