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Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Osborne Stacy | |
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 Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Stacy, OBE, 1914 | |
| Born | Valentine Osborne Stacy 7 March 1882 Mudgee, NSW |
| Died | 11 May 1929 (aged 47) Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier and doctor |
| Years active | 1908–1929 |
| Spouse | Eileen Dorcas O'Brien |
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| Awards | Croix de Guerre with palms (France) Mentioned in Despatches (3) Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Osborne Stacy (7 March 1882 – 11 May 1929), OBE was an Australian soldier and doctor. He was a World War I veteran, fighting as an ANZAC in Gallipoli, the Somme, Pozières, Passchendaele and Amiens.
Stacy was awarded the French Croix de Guerre on 6 November 1918.[1] Stacy was mentioned in dispatches three times.[2][3][4] He was awarded a OBE on 15 September 1919.[5]
After the war, Stacy ...
Early life[edit]
Valentine Stacy was born in Mudgee, NSW, on 7 March 1882. He was the son of Beauchamp Stacy and Fannie Augusta Stacy. He attended the local grammar school.[6]
Stacy studied medicine at the University of Sydney. Stacy wanted to go to South Africa to fight in the Boer War, but his parents insisted he stay in Sydney to finish his studies. He graduated with a M.B. in 1908.[6] He practised as a ship's doctor, before joining a practise in 1911 as a GP in Boulder, Western Australia.
The war years[edit]
When war was declared he enlisted in the 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital as a doctor. On 14 December 1914, he boarded the HMAT "Kyarra A55" in Fremantle for Egypt.[7] He was 32 years old.
Gallipoli and Egypt[edit]
Stacy landed in Alexandria
France and the Western Front[edit]
At Stacy's funeral, it was reported:
- It is related that on one occasion 3000 Australian wounded men passed through his hands within the short space of 24 hours. It was for this heroic act of endurance that he was made the recipient of the French Croix de Guerre.[8]
His career as a medical practitioner[edit]
Upon his return from military service, ...
His death[edit]
Stacy's death was found to be the result of an accidental self-administered dose of morphine.[9] Stacy's funeral was a major event in Kalgoorlie: the motorcade had 75-80 cars, and was 3/4 of a mile in length; local businesses shut for the duration; hundreds attended the grave side. The Last Post was played in the service.[10]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Award: French Croix de Guerre". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Award: Mention in despatches". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Award: Mention in despatches". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Award: Mention in despatches". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Award: Officer of the Order of the British Empire". Australian War Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b Merrilyn Lincoln and D. E. Lloyd. "Valentine Osborne Stacy". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "First World War Embarkation Rolls: Valentine Osborne Stacy". Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Death of Dr Stacy - Biographical". The Kalgoorlie Miner. 13 May 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Death of Dr Stacy, Proceedings of Inquest". The Kalgoorlie Miner. 20 May 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "The Late Dr V. O. Stacy, O.B.E". The Kalgoorlie Miner. 20 June 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
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Category:Australian soldiers
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