| Regimental number | 3820 |
| Place of birth | Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Baker |
| Address | Perth Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, R Laracy, Perth Street, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 292, Row C, Grave No. 18), Wiltshire, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2835 Pte Thomas Jospeh LARACY, 15th Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1919; Cousin: Lt Francis Patrick LARACY MC, 1st Bn, drowned at sea, 15 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front, England Transferred to 4th Division Field Bakery, Serapeum, Egypt, 15 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 13 June 1916. Admitted to hospital, 19 March 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to England, 28 March 1917, and admitted to Kitchener Military Hospital, Brighton, 29 March 1917. Died of pneumonia, Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 18 November 1917. In 'Remarks on interest to next of kin' file, Lt J. DRAMPTON, No. 1 Command Depot, wrote (10 December 1917): 'The funeral was beautifully carried out. There was a full band and firing party from No. 1 Command Depot, the body being carried on a gun carriage. Many convalescents from Sutton Veny Military Hospital followed the body to the grave, while comrades of the deceased guarded the gun carriage. The grave is situated last of a row of Australians in the Catholic portion of the beautiful old village churchyard of Sutton Veny. The relatives of the deceased can rest assured that all that was possible, both in life and in death, was done for him.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LARACY Edward Joseph |
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