Lance/Corporal John Dacey.
11630 6th East Lancashire Regiment.
Killed in Action 10th November 1915, aged 38.
John was born in the 10th July 1877, Burnley. The son of Patrick Dacey and Mary Durkin. In the 1881 census the family lived at 5 Park St, Burnley, Patrick 24 labourer and originally from Ireland, Mary 22 and of Burnley, John James 4.
John married Catherine Larkin in the Dec quarter of 1905, Burnley.
In the 1911 census John was lodging with his grandparents, Patrick and Catherine Durkin along with his widowed mother Mary, at 18 Parker St, Burnley.
From The Express and Advertiser dated 8th December 1915: THE DEATH ROLL. "A GOOD SOLDIER." BOER WAR MAN KILLED.
Mrs Dacey of 6 Parker Street Burnley, received news on Friday that her husband Private John Dacey of the 6th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment was killed on November 10th.
Private Dacey who was 37 years of age was an old soldier, having served full time in the ASC and gone through the South African war. At the time the present war broke out he was working on the Arches and enlisted on August 18th 1914.
Sergeant Major J Pinder wrote, "it is with great sorrow that I have to inform you of the death of your husband number 11639 Private John Dacey, which occurred on the 10th inst. He was killed by shrapnel. Your husband had been employed directly under me for some weeks, so I got to know him well, and I must say that our regiment has lost a Good Soldier and a very willing worker. Please accept the sympathy of all his comrades, on whose behalf I write."
Eight of Private Dacey's relatives are serving in the army.
From the Burnley news dated 20th February 1915: ROLL OF HONOUR.- BURNLEY MEN SERVING THEIR COUNTRY. - PROUD RECORD FOR ST MARY'S CHURCH. - (SECOND INSTALMENT)
We are publishing the second instalment of the Roll of Honour of men associated with the various churches in the town who have joined one or other of the branches of His Majesty's forces, we desire to thank the clergy and superintendence of the different denominations for their hearty cooperation in the compilation of the lists. We have received quite a number of letters expressing pleasure at the publications of the names of the men connected with the churches who have answered the country's call and it will be our endeavour to make the roll of honour as complete as possible. We have already in hand a very large proportion of church Returns, but there are a few not yet to hand, and we asked those in charge of lists not yet received to facilitate their completion. This week's the space allocated to the roll of honour is monopolized by the names of men connected with St Mary's Church Comber Yorkshire Street, who are now serving with the colours. A list of such abnormal proportions reflects great credit on St Mary's Parish and the town in general.
ST MARY'S.
John Dacey is listed on the Roll of Honour.
John left his effects to his widow Catherine.
John was firstly buried in Chocolate Hill Cemetery , but his body was exhumed and then buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey, by the chaplain E. Colley: Grave Ref; I.A.9. Son of Patrick and Mary Dacey, of Burnley; husband of Catharine Dacey, of 6, Parker St., Burnley.