PACEY, William Daniel
| Service Number: | 2134 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 24 April 1874 |
| Home Town: | Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lead smelter Labourer |
| Died: | Hampden Avenue, Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1942, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW GENERAL-34A. 19 |
| Memorials: | Sulphide Corporation Pty. Ltd. Cockle Creek Works Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2134, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2134, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2134, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 63rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Nov 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 2134, 34th Infantry Battalion |
2nd Corporal William Pacey
From Gary Mitchell - Sandgate Cemetery
A forgotten digger of The Great War and Sandgate Cemetery (1 of 151).
2nd Corporal William Daniel Pacey, 34th Battalion Headquarters, lead smelter from Kings Road, Adamstown, New South Wales and 17 Hampden Avenue, Adamstown, N.S.W., father of four, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery on the 13th May 1942, age 68. GENERAL-34A. 19.
Submitted 13 May 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served in The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
78 years ago today, on the Wednesday afternoon of the 13th May 1942, 2nd Corporal William Daniel Pacey, 34th Battalion Headquarters, lead smelter from Kings Road, Adamstown, New South Wales and 17 Hampden Avenue, Adamstown, N.S.W., father of four, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 68. GENERAL-34A. 19.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140412602
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140406383
Born at Balmain, New South Wales on the 24th April 1874 to William Henry and Emily Frances Pacey; husband of Ada Eliza Pacey nee Harman (married 1906, died 1932) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136583656), William enlisted March 1916 at Adamstown, N.S.W.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133886683
Admitted to hospital September 1917 with inflamed connective tissue of his feet, Mr Pacey did not return home until June 1920.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138834366
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140080057
William’s name has been inscribed on the Adamstown Citizens' Memorial and the Sulphide Corporation Pty Ltd Cockle Creek Works Roll of Honour.
For 77 years Mr Pacey had been resting in an unmarked grave, forgotten, so April 2019 I placed a cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite, taken a photo of the grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=457825#images
Lest We Forget.
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