| Regimental number | 2362 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Shunter |
| Address | Depot, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Beulah Ison, Gipps Street, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the 42nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | October 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 15/9/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Railway Operating Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: Lt Alfred Harold ISON, 2nd Bn, returned to Australia, 10 September 1917; 1565 Corporal John Bathurst ISON, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 10 November 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1917; disembarked Suez, 16 January 1918, and admitted to Rest Camp. Embarked Alexandria, 29 January 1918; disembarked Taranto, Italy, 4 February 1918. Entrained Taranto, 7 February 1918; detrained Cherbourg, France, 14 February 1918. Embarked Cherbourg, 14 February 1918; disembarked Southampton, England, 15 February 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 April 1918; taken on strength, 1st Australian Light Rail Operating Company, in the field, 16 April 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 21 February 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 8 March 1919. Admitted to 58th Casualty Clearing Station, 11 March 1919 (venereal disease); transferred to 3rd General Hospital, 25 March 1919; to 39th General Hospital, 7 April 1919; to England, 10 April 1919, and admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 11 April 1919; discharged to No 2 Group, Sutton Veny, 23 July 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 135 days. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 23 August 1919; disembarked Sydney, 18 October 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 5 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ISON Daniel Victor |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
