Regimental number | 3282 |
Place of birth | Roscommon, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 49 Whaling Road, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs F Doorly, 49 Whaling Road, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Army Service Corps |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30480 (16 January 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 (23 May 1918). Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30746 (14 June 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173 (7 November 1918). |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Damascus British War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 11), Syria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Husband of Fanny DOORLY, 49 Whaling Road, North Sydney, New South Wales. Born at Roscommon, Ireland. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria (no details of embarkation) Attached to Camel Transport Corps, 20 January 1917; appointed Temporary Corporal, Eastern Expeditionary Force, 26 January 1917; transferred to 'R' Company, 15 May 1917; marched in to AASC, Moascar, 26 July 1918; marched out to Australian Division Train, 10 August 1918; taken on strength of 36th Company AASC and appointed Driver, 13 August 1918. Found guilty, 11 April 1918, of (1) being absent from Feed Parade without permission and (2) being absent from camp when company under orders to move; awarded reprimand by Commanding Officer. Found guilty, 4 May 1918, of (1) being drunk in the field and (2) being absent without leave, from 6:00 am to 7:30 am, 28 April 1918: awarded reduction of rank and 42 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to Hospital, 16 October 1918 (sick); died of disease in Damascus Hospital, 28 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DOORLY James Connor |