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Darcy Vincent MEEK

Regimental number311
Place of birthWagga Wagga New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Vincent Meek, Police Station, Bathurst Street, Condobolin, New South Wales
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A23 Suffolk on 18 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 15 April 1918
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 310 Pte Cyril Wallace MEEK, 2nd Bn, killed in action, 14 August 1915; 312 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Lancelot Gordon MEEK, 2nd Bn, killed in action, 6 November 1917.
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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