STACEY, Albert
| Service Numbers: | 7308, QX3334 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 19 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Accidental (drowned), Banya, Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 28 February 1947, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gin Gin General Cemetery, Qld Sec. A. Grave No. 577, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7308, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 7308, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 7308, 6th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 5th Field Company Engineers | |
| 21 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 7308, 5th Field Company Engineers |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX3334, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX3334, Maryborough, Queensland | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, QX3334, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War | |
| 23 May 1945: | Discharged Private, QX3334, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
From searching the historical death records of Queensland's Births, Deaths and Marriages, I confirmed that 7308/QX3334 Private Albert Stacey was actually born on 19 September 1897, not on the 19 September 1909 that he declared when enlisting for service during the Second World War. Private A. Stacey lowered his age by 12 years to guarantee enlistment in June 1940.
'A Soldier Welcomed.
Yesterday morning Messrs Maynard and Leask met and welcomed home Private A. Stacey of the 5th Engineers, Pine Creek.' from The Bundaberg Mail 15 Jul 1919 (nla.gov.au)
'SERIOUS FLOODS, 2 DROWNED.
Early yesterday afternoon word was received at Gin Gin from Banya, 30 miles out, that Arthur [Alfred] Stacey, 50, a veteran of two wars, had been trapped by flood waters when moving stock to higher ground, and had been washed away. Police from Gin Gin have gone out to search for him.' from Truth 2 Mar 1947 (nla.gov.au)
'DIGGER DROWNED NEAR GIN GIN.
BUNDABERG, Sunday. - The body of Albert Stacey. 52, single returned soldier, who was drowned in a flooded creek 30 miles from Gin Gin on Friday was recovered to-day. Stacey was washed off a horse while crossing the creek.' from The Courier-Mail 3 Mar 1947 (nla.gov.au)
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