FERNANCE, Darcy Lyle
| Service Number: | 32005 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 October 1916, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | St Albans, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Saint Albans, Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, St Albans, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium Plot IV, Row D, Grave 23, Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Reninghelst, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wisemans Ferry & Districts War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 32005, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Sydney | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 32005, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 32005, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Sydney 13th Reinforcements | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 32005, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 32005 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Darcy Lyle FERNANCE was born at St Albans near the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales in 1895
His parents were James David FERNANCE & Sarah Jane LANIGAN who married on 3rd April, 1876 at the MacDonald River, NSW
He enlisted in Sydney on 8th October, 1916 as a Private & became a Gunner two days later - he embarked from Sydney with the 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 13th Reinforcements on the RMS Osterley on 10th February, 1917 - he transferred to the 4th Field Artillery Brigade (10th Battery) on 13th August, 1917
Darcy was Killed in Action in Belgium on 29th September, 1917 during the 3rd Battle of Passchendale
He is buried in the Keninghelst New Military Cemetery, Plot IV, Row D, Grave 23
Inscription:
"A YOUNG LIFE NOBLY ENDED"
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & the Mosman War Memorial
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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