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William Joseph STACEY

Regimental number571
Place of birthYeovil, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRoad ganger
AddressMann Street, Gosford, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 11"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth J Stacey, Gosford PO, Gosford, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 November 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Margaret STACEY
Discharge date13 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'No.2', 16 July 1917; disembarked HT 'Kanowna', to Sydney, 13 September 1917; discharged (wounded), Sydney, 13 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death25 November 1938
Age at death63
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Cmeetery, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, STACEY William Joseph

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