Regimental number | 1046 |
Place of birth | Warialda, New South Wales |
School | State School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Peak Crossing, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Stacey, Peak Crossing, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 42nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/59/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 42nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 30.3 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Miliary Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 11), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 135 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Catherine STACEY (formerly ERNST) and the late Jacob ERNST, Peak Crossing, Ipswich, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |