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Richard James DALY

Regimental number81
Date of birth26 October 1872
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolChristian Brothers' College, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPainter
Address33 Unley Road, Unley, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Daly, 33 Unley Road, Unley, South Australia
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Discharge date30 December 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, Mouquet Farm, August 1916; invalided to Australia; discharged (medically unfit), 30 December 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 January 1943
Age at death70
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

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