Regimental number | 4498 |
Place of birth | Redfern, New South Wales |
School | Camperdown Catholic School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Glassblower |
Address | 14 Carrington Street, Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 2" |
Weight | 105 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J Nesbitt, 14 Carrington Street, Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Casula, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Alfred Dunleany |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 18 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Vraucourt Copse Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 89 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Margaret NESBITT, 14 Carrington Street, Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 3578 Pte Francis John WALSH, 53rd Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916; 5938 Pte Stanislaus WALSH, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria, 29 May 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 7 June 1916. Found guilty, 15th Training Bn, Tidworth, 13 June 1916, of being absent from 0600 till 1730, 12 June 1916: forfeited 2 days' pay, and an additional 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 26 June 1916 (dangerously ill: acute appendicitis); transferred to Convalescent Depot, 4 August 1916. Marched in to and temporarily attached to War Chest, London, 8 December 1916. Admitted to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 22 December 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged, 1 January 1917 (bronchitis). Admitted to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 10 February 1917 (abscess, forehead); discharged to duty, 13 February 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 March 1917; taken on strength, 19th Bn, in the field, 20 April 1917. Wounded in action, 3 May 1917. Subsequently reported 'Killed in Action, 3 May 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NESBITT Alfred Dunleavy |