Phillip Matthew Foley (SN 6021) born in Rhymney, was a 38 year railway employee when he enlisted in Ararat on April 17th 1916. Assigned to the 8th Battalion his unit embarked from Melbourne aboard the Themistocles on July 28th, leaving behind a wife and three children. He sailed first to England, then on to France in December. In August 1917 he was transferred to the 1st Division Ordnance Corps. In early 1918 he received tragic news from home and in June he applied for discharge for 'family reasons'. His youngest child had died and this had adversely affected his wife's health and her capacity to care for the other two children. His application was approved in August and he returned home on the City of Karachi, disembarking on October 24th 1918 and discharged on November 8th.