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DACEY, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 91 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Enoggera, Queensland, Australia, 17 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Illness, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 November 1954, aged 62 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld |
| Memorials: | Windsor State School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 91, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 91, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 91, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Service record details member of Middle East Expedtionary Force. But no records of Galipoli - service aril 15 to December 15 unclear. Disembarked 'Hororata' @ Alexandria 26 December 1915. Evacuated Galipoli?? | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 10 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 91, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| 19 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
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