14/08/1914- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
17/08/1914-To 3rd Field Artillery Brigade 8th Battery
4/04/1915-Joined Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in the field Gallipoli Peninsula
14/07/1915-Admitted No. 17 General Hospital Alexandria ( Sick ) ex 8th Aust Field Ambulance
31/07/1915-Discharged to Duty
8/08/1915-Admitted No. 1 General Hospital Heliopolis Egypt ( Chest Trouble )then Transferred No. 1 Aux Hospital
28/09/1915-Rejoined Unit in the field Zahariah Egypt
15/11/1915-Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli
22/11/1915-Rejoined Unit in the field Gallipoli ex Hospital
22/12/1915-Disembarked Alexandria ex Gallipoli
29/03/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
1/05/1916-Admitted 1st Aust Field Ambulance France ( Sick ) then to 7th Casualty Clearing Station
4/05/1916-Transferred No. 1 Convalescent Depot
6/05/1916-Admitted 9th Stationary Hospital Havre France ( NYD )
22/06/1916-Rejoined Battery in the field France ex Hospital ex Base Depot
11/05/1917-Granted Leave England
22/05/1917-Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
6/06/1916-To 1st Aust Division Base Depot Etaples France
7/10/1917-Appointed Acting BOMBARDIER in the field France
20/02/1918-Promoted TEMPORARY BOMBARDIER in the field France
29/03/1918-Wounded in Action Belgium ( Gassed & Gunshot Wounds Feet ) ex 1st Aust Field Ambulance ex 2nd casualty Clearing Station
29/03/1918-DIED OF WOUNDS Belgium ( Report 30/03/1918 – Died at 2nd Casualty Clearing Station Belgium ).
Service Medals Awarded
1914/15 Star – No. 6781
British War Medal – No. 2667
Victory Medal – No. 2667
Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 341811
Memorial Inscriptions
Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 12
Bunbury War Memorial Western Australia.
Details re. Soldier’s Death
1798- T/Bdr. DARBY, E. H. 8th Battery A. F. A. Died of Wounds 29/03/1918 ” The above N. C. O. was admitted to the Casualty Clearing Station on 29/03/1918 suffering from Gas Poisoning ( Shell ) and Gun Shot wounds of feet, and died at 10.30am on same date “. Signed G. M. GOLDSMITH, Lieut. Col. R. A. M. C.
Loss of Soldier’s Personal effects at Sea
9/12/1919- Letter from O. I. C. Army Base Records to Mr. J. E. Darby – ” I have to acknowledge receipt of your communication of the 28th November, and in reply to state no personal effects of your son , the late No. 1798 Bombardier E. H. DARBY, 8th Battery 3rd Army Field Artillery Brigade , have been received at this office.
I regret to inform you that the 2 packages containing your son’s property , as per attached inventories, were included in the consignment shipped from England per S. S. ” Barunga ” , which vessel was lost at sea with all cargo, as the result of enemy action on its way to Australia. No hope can be entertained of the recovery of the articles so lost.
An advice has also been received from AIF Headquarters London, that there were no personal effects in deceased’s kit bag, it is improbable that any of his property will now come to hand “.