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LACEY, Wilfred Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4247 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | St Peters Choir School, Eaton Square, London, England |
| Occupation: | Ship Steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 23 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Plot V1, Row N, Grave 25, Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4247, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4247, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4247, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
Brother
His brother Gordon Lacey served on the Western Front from March 1915 wither the 9 Battalion London Regiment (Queen Victoria Rifles)
On 22/23 September 1918 he won the Military Cross at Kildare Post near Épehy. He was wounded and died on the 29 September 1918. He was a Second Lieutenant.
Submitted 8 May 2021 by Matthew Bennett
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Frederick Lacey
Residential address at time of enlistment was Sailors Rest, Fremantle, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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