Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Lacy James Dyson

Born 1881 St Helens Station Queensland the son of Dyson and Frances Amelia Lacy (nee Irwin) a farmer and cheesemaker he embarked Melbourne 13^th April 1915 on board “HMAT Wiltshire” with the 8^th Light Horse Regiment.

He attended the Midland Dairying Institute in England later managed a large cheese and butter factory in Somerset and then became head instructor in dairying and bacteriology at a Dairying School in North Wales. Later he did research at Midland Dairying Institute.

He died 6^th September 1918 at the 47^th Stationary Hospital Gaza from septicaemia after his right hand was amputated and malaria and was buried in the Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza, Israel

Mr. Dyson Lacy of Montague Avenue New Town has just lost his son Lance-Corporal James Dyson Lacy, he having died of septicaemia in Egypt on September 6 inst after having done good work in Palestine. The late Lance Corporal Lacy was greatly esteemed by all who knew him, especially by the residents of Tasman's Peninsula of which district he was a justice of the Peace. Mr. Dyson Lacy also has lost his younger son, Captain Frank Lacy M.C., of the Royal Engineers, who fell in France three years ago. His sons in-law, Major L. F. S. Hore, M.L.C, of Hobart, and Major T. Strutt-lrwin of The Royals are both in France at the present time ; his eldest grandson, Lieutenant Dyson Hore, R.N., of H.M.S. Verdun is with the Grand Fleet and his youngest grandson, Basil Hore is at present at the Royal Australian Naval College, Jervis Bay.

The Mercury Hobart 13^th September 1918

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