| Regimental number | 6 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Monasterevin, Co Kildare, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Traveller |
| Address | Sydney GPO, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 38 |
| Height | 5' 9.25" |
| Weight | 162 lbs |
| Next of kin | Children, Harold and Rita Darby, Sydney GPO, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt William Pigot Darby on NR |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 9 August 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 10 August 1915; to No 3 General Hospital, Lemnos, 10 August 1915 (enteritis); to Lowlands Casualty Clearing Station, 15 August 1915; discharged to Rest Camp, 6 October 1915; rejoined Bn, Lemnos, 8 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Promoted Corporal, 14 March 1916. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 17 May 1916 (gastritis); rejoined Bn, 21 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Transferred to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 31 May 1917. Wounded in action, 12 August 1916 (shell shock), and admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 13 August 1916; to Ambulance Train, 14 August 1916, and admitted to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne; discharged to Base Depot, 18 August 1916. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 6 January 1918; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 7 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia as nursing staff on board HT 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; disembarked Sydney, 15 April 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: deafness), Brisbane, 2 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Darby was the model for the figure of the soldier on the Cenotaph in Martin Place, Sydney. |
| Miscellaneous details | True age at embarkation: 42 years 8 months |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 63 |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DARBY William Pigott |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
