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LACY, Ernest William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Australian Auxiliary Hospital |
| Born: | Reading, Berkshire, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Tasmania, Australia, 7 August 1969 |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Church Of England, Kk, Number 245 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer, Officer, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 23 Sep 1914: | Involvement 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Southern embarkation_ship_number: A27 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1914: | Embarked 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, HMAT Southern, Sydney | |
| 11 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Warrant Officer, No. 4 Australian Auxiliary Hospital | |
| 11 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, No. 4 Australian Auxiliary Hospital |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Matilda Frances LACY
Mr Ernest William Lacy, who received the OBE, enlisted in the British Army in 1899, and served in the South African War. Joining the AIF at the outbreak of the First World War, he served as quarter-master-captain at Gallipoli, and in Egypt and France. He has been secretary of the Hobart sub-branch of the RSL since 1937. During the Second World War he was active in VDC undertakings, and assisted on many patriotic committees.
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