2504 John WAKLEY

Date of enlistment	26^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	D Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Hospitalised sick twice Field General Court Martial Failed to sail with 9^th Reinforcements 6^th Battalion

Summary of Private Wakley’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
23^rd July 1917	Australia	Discharged medically unfit – rheumatism (severe) and senility
9^th June 1917	Australia	Returned to Australia
8^th April 1917	England	Embarked on HS Barembah at Plymouth for Australia
5^th April 1917	England	Marched out of No.2 depot to Weymouth
14^th February 1917	England	Marched into No.2 Command Depot Weymouth from Perham Down
7^th February 1917	England	Marched into No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
31^st January 1917	England	Absent without leave from Dartford hospital. Forfeiture of 8 days pay
8^th December 1916	England	Marched out from 2^nd Southern General Hospital to 3^rd Auxiliary Hospital Dartford
2^nd December 1916	England	Admitted 2^nd Southern General Hospital with rheumatism (severe)
1^st December 1916	France	Embarked from Le Havre on HS Gookha?? To England sick – rheumatism
23^rd November 1916	France	Admitted 1^st Australian General Hospital Rouen with rheumatism
20^th November 1916	France	To hospital sick – rheumatism
1^st September 1916	France	Divisional HQ allows sentence to be remitted
20^th June 1916	France	Field General Court Martial for being absent without leave on 7^th & 8^th June. In guard room waiting trial 14 days. Awarded 90 days Field Punishment #2 & 106 days pay
22^nd May 1916	France	Court Martial – not guilty
22^nd April 1916	France	Absent without leave as Company moved off to trenches. Awarded 28 days FP #2
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked at Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join BEF from Alexandria
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength at Tel-el-Kabir
2^nd November 1915	Egypt	Re-joined unit
30^th October 1915	Egypt	Admitted Heliopolis hospital sick – diarrhoea
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
29^th September 1915	Australia	Re-assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
10^th September 1915	Australia	Failed to sail with 9^th Reinforcements 6^th Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Assigned to 9^th Reinforcements 6^th Battalion
5^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into depot