Regimental number | 184 |
Place of birth | Ballina, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Barber |
Address | Hotel Royal, Casino, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Helen Daly, Hotel Royal, Casino, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
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 Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Anzac 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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DALY Leslie Richmond |