Regimental number | 959 |
Place of birth | Rosebury, South Australia |
School | Clifton Hill State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | 1002 Hoddle Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Tracey, 1002 Hoddle Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 18), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary TRACEY, 21 Gipps Street, East Melbourne, Victoria. Native of Kenmare West, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915. Admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, Anzac, 21 October 1915 (diptheria); transferred to HS 'Glenart Castle', 25 October 1915 (septic sore throat); transferred to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 29 October 1915; to Mena House, 14 November 1915; to Base Details, Zeitoun, 18 November 1915. Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TRACEY Murray |