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LACEY, Edgar Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3049 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Terowie, South Australia, 10 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Farrell Flat, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Farrell Flat Memorial Hall, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll, Terowie War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3049, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3049, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3049, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Machine Gun Company | |
| 10 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Machine Gun Company | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3049, 13th Machine Gun Company, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3049 awm_unit: 13th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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