DARCEY, Henry
| Service Number: | 5837 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pingelly, Western Australia, November 1872 |
| Home Town: | Wandering, Wandering, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Bronchitis, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 28 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 139), Wilsthire., Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pingelly Memorial Rotunda, Pingelly Taylors Well District Roll of Honour, Wandering War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5837, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5837, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5837, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 28th December.......Private Henry Darcey was born in 1872 at Pingelly, Western Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 26th April, 1916 as a 43 year old, single, Farmer from Wandering, Western Australia.
Private Darcey was marched in to 7th Training Battalion at Rollestone, Wiltshire on 16th December, 1916. He was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 21st December, 1916. The remarks noted on Pte Darcey’s Hospital Admissions form states – “Bronchitis - Bad weather – severe attack and was beginning to improve when he caught a fresh cold due to his getting out of bed one night and died two days after.”
Private Henry Darcey died of Bronchitis at 7 a.m. at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 28th December, 1916.
Pte Darcey was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire on 30th December, 1916. Durrington Cemetery contains 141 WW1 Australian Soldiers.
Private Darcey's story can be found here...
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