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Leslie Richmond DALY

Regimental number184
Place of birthBallina, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBarber
AddressHotel Royal, Casino, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 3.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Helen Daly, Hotel Royal, Casino, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 July 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialAnzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 4), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
118
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Thomas and Mary Jane DALY, Burringbar, New South Wales. Native of Ballina, New South Wales. Father died, Ballina, 1901; mother remarried, 1909, to John Thomas LALLY.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, ex-HMT 'Wandilla', 7 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 20 July 1916.

Buried Sailly-sur-La-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. Meredith Holliday, 20 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DALY Leslie Richmond

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