STACEY, Ernest George Hewlett
| Service Number: | 4531 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Helme, Yorkshire, England, 10 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Dural, The Hills Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Cerebal Spinal Fever, Military Hospital, Devonport, England, 14 June 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Plymouth (Weston Mill) Cemetery Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Military Combined Section, Row C, Grave 3656, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dural St Jude's Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4531, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4531, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4531, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
Son of Ernest Lloyd Stacey of Abergae, Dolobrian, North Wales later of Sydenham Vicarage, Thame, Oxen, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 14th June......Private Ernest George Hewlett Stacey was born at Helme, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England in 1894. According to information supplied by his father for the Roll of Honour - Ernest Stacey came to Australia when he was 18 years old.
Ernest Stacey enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 6th December, 1915 as a 21 year old, single, Orchardist from San Remo Orchard, Dural, NSW.
Private Stacey arrived in England for further training on 7th June, 1916, having previously been in Egypt for a week.
Private Stacey was admitted to Military Hospital, Devonport, England on 7th June, 1916. He was listed as dangerously ill with Pneumonia on 13th June, 1916 then diagnosed with Cerebro-Spinal Fever.
Private Ernest George Hewlett Stacey died on 14th June, 1916 at Military Hospital, Devonport, England from Cerebral Spinal Fever.
(Note: There is a discrepancy with the date of death – The Australian War Memorial & several forms in the Service Record file (Casualty Form Active Service, Field Service form, Statement of Service form have the date of death as 15th June, 1916, however the CWGC & the “Admission to Hospital” form have the date of death as 14th June, 1916.”)
He was buried in Weston Mill Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England where 4 other WW1 Australians are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/weston-mill.html
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