| Regimental number | 3499 |
| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 2.5" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Kate Brady, Canal Street off Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, England |
| Previous military service | Served with the Cape Mounted Rifles, South Africa. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 59th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/76/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 July 1917. Absent without leave, Durban, 12 August 1917; arrested and placed in civil goal pending embarkation, 25 August 1917. Arrived Capetown, 20 October 1917. Admonished for drunkenness, 29 October 1917; found guilty, 1 November 1917, Capetown, of resisting police: awarded 168 hours' detention. Found guilty, 14 November 1917, of drunkenness: awarded 1 day confined to barracks; using bad language and drunkenness: awarded 168 hours' detention, 16 November 1917; drunkenness, 24 November 1917: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Re-embarked on board 'Llanstephen Castle', 29 November 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 31 December 1917. Marched in to 15th Training Bn, Codford, 3 January 1918. Found guilty, 1 February 1918, of being absent without leave, 6 am, 27 January, to 1200, 28 January 1918: awarded 10 days' Field Punishment No 2; forfeited total of 15 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 7 April 1918; taken on strength, 59th Bn, 14 April 1918. Admitted to 61st Casualty Clearing Station, 30 April 1918 (not yet diagnosed); transferred by Ambulance Train No 25 to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 6 May 1918 (mental stupor); to England, 22 May 1918, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 23 May 1918; to Lord Derby War Hospital, Warrington, 2 June 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Boonah', 21 July 1918 (confusional insanity); disembarked Melbourne, 20 September 1918; discharged, 14 November 1918 (medically unfit). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRADY Patrick Alexander |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
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Campbell, ACT 2600
