FACEY, Roy Barker
| Service Number: | 1756 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Castlemaine State School, Barker's Creek School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Otoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row G, Grave 23 Chaplain J.C. McPhee officiated Headstone inscription reads: We take our saddest and happiest walks along the sands of memory, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jolimont Primary School HR, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Subiaco Jolimont Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Wickepin District Roll of Honor, Wickepin District Roll of Honour WWI, Wickepin Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1756, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1756, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 4 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1756, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Thomas Facey and Mary Ann Carr Facey nee Carr of Castlemaine, Victoria.
Brother of Albert Barnett Facey who returned to Australia on 31 October 1915 having served with the 11th Battalion, Vernon Garth Facey, Myra Kean Facey, Joseph Thomas Facey who was killed in action on 14 September 1915 while serving with the 10th Light Horse Regiment and was buried in the Embarkation Pier Cemetery. Plot 1, Row A, Grave 10, Laura Adelaide Facey and Eric George Facey
Husband of Agnes Lydiard Facey of 327 Perth Street, Subiaco WA. Father of Roy Barker Lydiard Facey
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte Roy Barker Facey is also remembered on the Barker's Creek School Honour Roll, Vic.
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