E.S. "Gordon" Lacey - Diary 2

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Ernest Stanley "Gordon" Lacey grew up in Mosman. His parents lived at 'Richmond', 24 Rosebery Street. He went to school locally and worked as a mail assistant at Mosman Post Office before enlisting in 1917. Wounded for the first time in May 1918, he returned to his Battalion, the 53rd, in August, just before they were to take part in two key actions, the Attack at Anvil Wood and the Battle of St. Quentin Canal. Lacey was hit again, by shell fire, on 29 September, and died of his wounds at the 1st Australian General Hospital in Rouen on 9 October 1918.

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Pte. E S. Lacey [crossed out] 10th Reinf. [crossed out] 53rd Batt.

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Enlisted Sunday 3rd June 1917. Entered Show Ground Camp on Thursday 12th July. Went to Liverpool on Tuesday 24th Sent on final leave till Friday 27th Had a send off and a jolly good time, only felt mighty funny when I had to make a bit of a speech. 1st Aug. Put on sailing list & given Regt. no. 2nd We

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fell in at 2 a.m. and after a bit of breakfast we marched to the station and got the train I will never forget the ride into Sydney. Every time we passed a train there would be a lot of "Cock-a-doodle-dooing" & when we got to Sydney there was a "divil" of a row. I met [Doso], Peg, Pearl, & [Mr?] Waters & they marched down to Wooloomooloo Bay with me and said goodbye

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