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Eustace Walter STARKEY

Regimental number3473
Place of birthWilmington, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWilmington, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5'5.25"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs May Starkey, Wilmington, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Margaret STARKEY
Discharge date28 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 27 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 26 May 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (wounded), Adelaide, 28 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death23 January 1935
Age at death44
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, STARKEY Eustace Walter

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