STACY, Arnold Edward
| Service Number: | 1104 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 April 1916, Adelaide South Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clare, 3 June 1885 |
| Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Clare State School, Clare, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Book keeper on Yudnapinna Station, South Australia. (prior to enlistment) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clare Original Clare School WW1 Memorial, Clare Schools Old Scholars who Fell WW1 Memorial, Clare WW1 Memorial Arch, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide South Australia Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1104, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1104, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1104, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1104 awm_unit: 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-10 |
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Description: Single; 31yrs old; 5’ 9” tall; 142lbs; dark complexion; blue eyes; dark brown hair; Presbyterian (feet slightly flat).
Father Thomas Sheppard Stacy (died in 1907) and Mother Emma Penelope (nee Smith).
Next of kin (in service):- Brother Ralph Shepherd STACY (aged 20yrs) - sservice number 1017 enlisted 13/1/1916. Methodist. (same mother on Embarkation Roll).
Other training: In his father’s store keeping business.
Embarked out of Outer Harbour, South Australia - as a Private.
19/7/1916 Disembarked Marseilles
23/8/1916 Trfd to 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery (England)
10/11/1916 Promoted to Corporal in the 11th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery
23/11/1916 Proceeded o/s to France
10/6/1917 Killed in Action in the field - France (32yrs old)
Medals:
WWI Star 1914-1915; British War medal (49473); Victory medal (48873); Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (325727).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan 16 June 2014. Lest we forget.
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