Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Darcy J      Pte    3303    Joseph                      7 Inf Bn    44    Clerk    W    R C        

Address:    Port Melbourne, Bay St, Fountain Inn Hotel    

Next of Kin:    Darcy, D, uncle, Mollongghip    

Enlisted:    30 Jul 1915        

Embarked:     A71 Nestor 11 Oct 1915    

Relatives on Active Service: 

Darcy L G Pte 1675 relationship unknown at present

Darcy T J Pte 1064  relationship unknown at present

Darcy had two children, a son and a daughter, Frank and Vera, for whom a war pension was claimed. A pink slip in his B2455 file at the NAA shows that Frank's pension was cancelled from 20/12/1917, and Vera's was increased from the same date from 3 shillings and 9 pence to 5 shillings.  Their address was given as 64 Maribyrnong Rd, Moonee Ponds, and their guardian's name was given as Amy M Darcy of the same address.

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Town Hall A-F [D'Arcy]

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours Pte                            

Welcome Home 7 Nov 1918