Darcy Lyle FERNANCE

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FERNANCE, Darcy Lyle

Service Number:	32005
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, Mosman St. Clements Anglican Church Great War 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
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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Biography 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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