John Henry FACEY

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FACEY, John Henry

Service Numbers:	10, 62
Enlisted:	11 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil Servant
Memorials:	Municipality of Hurstville Pictorial Honour Roll No 1

World War 1 Service

11 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 10, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
19 Aug 1914:	Embarked Private, 10, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
19 Aug 1914:	Involvement Private, 10, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
4 Mar 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 10, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Discharged at the 2nd Military District
13 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Signaller, 62, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted for the second time at Sydney, NSW
15 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, At signal school
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked 62, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement 62, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
2 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion
15 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Gassed
25 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion
22 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 30th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in England

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Alice Maud Rawlings formerly Facey of Homedale Crescent, Hurstville, NSW

Husband of Yvonne Daisy Facey of Hutton Street, Manly, NSW later of Great Bardfield, Braintree, Sussex, England

In May 1918 he was court martialled for using insubordinate language to a Superior Officer and disobeying a lawful command. Found guilty and dismissed from the service

In 1920 he was a temporary Lieutenant in the British Army Regular Forces before returning to Australia in 1921

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