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Lindsay D'Arcy McAULEY

Regimental number6366
Date of birth11 September 1888
Place of birthSt George, Queensland
SchoolNudgee College, Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrazier
AddressBengalla, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 9.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie McAuley, Bengalla, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected on account of 'ill health')
Enlistment date14 September 1916
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 December 1918
Discharge date23 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 20 September 1917 (shell shock).

Wounded in action, second occasion, 29 December 1917 (gun shot wound, thigh).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Bahara', 22 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 23 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 July 1972
Age at death84
Place of burialToowoomba Lawn Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, McAULEY Lindsay D'Arcy

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