Leonard DARCY

Regimental number182A
Place of birthWahalla, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Address111 Nanbury Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 9"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMiss L Darcy, 111 Nanbury Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Field Ambulance, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/46/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 5 July 1915
Discharge date11 April 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915.

Wounded in action, hit by shrapnel while carrying stretcher with patient back to the beach; projectile went through army, fracturing ulna, 13 May 1915 (compound fracture, ulna [elbow bone]).

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ballarat', 5 July 1915; disembarked Melbourne, 6 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 11 April 1916.

War service: 1 year 238 days (of which 277 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, DARCY Leonard