Edgar Roy LACEY

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Service Number:	3049
Enlisted:	16 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	13th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Terowie, South Australia, 10 December 1889
Home Town:	Farrell Flat, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Farrell Flat Memorial Hall, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll, Terowie War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

16 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3049, Keswick, South Australia
14 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3049, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
14 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3049, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
18 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Machine Gun Company
10 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Machine Gun Company
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3049, 13th Machine Gun Company, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3049 awm_unit: 13th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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