LACEY, Matthew
| Service Number: | 2049 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Leatherjacket Creek, Glen Innes Road, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia , 1878 |
| Home Town: | Broadmeadows, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness (Hemiplegia), France, 15 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension VI. E. 41. , Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Glen Innes Newton Boyd Honour Roll, Newton Boyd War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2049, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2049, 1st Light Horse Regiment, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Involvement Driver, 2049, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2049 awm_unit: 5th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-04-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matthew Leske
Matthew Lacey enlisted on the 20th of September 1915 in the 1st Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement, Australian Imperial Force, with the rank of Private, Number 2049, He was "A splendid rifle shot". He was single.
Matthew Lacey is from Broadmeadows, Barney's Hill, New South Wales. Son of William and Rosetta Lacey. Native of Leather Jacket, Grafton, New South Wales.
Matthew embarked in sydney on the RMS Osterley in October 1915 to January 1916 at the age of 38, and died of Hemiplegia on the 15th of april 1917 in France at the age of 39.
There is a chance that this is two people combined as one. (Private Lacey, Matthew 2049 (www.awm.gov.au) & Driver Lacey, Matthew 2049 (www.awm.gov.au))