Regimental number | 1159 |
Place of birth | Dungog, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Dungog, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Samuel Brady, 22 Willoughby Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the 6th Light Horse Regiment, Dungog, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Reported to unit, Gallipoli, 25 October 1915. Appointed Temporary Lance Corporal, 17 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 17 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Proceeded to join Western Frontier Force, 14 January 1916. Admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, Sohag, 9 April 1916 (caries of teeth); discharged to duty, 13 April 1916. Admitted to 1st General Hospital, Port Said, 19 June 1916 (otitis media); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Seang Choon', 17 July 1916; discharged (medically unfit: deafness), Sydney, 22 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BRADY William John |