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Charles Thomas Austin Lacey, from Swindon, Wiltshire, was born in Bristol on 24 December 1873. He attested into the Royal Navy on 22 October 1896 and was confirmed as Engine Room Artificer 4th Class on 7 February 1898. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Amphitrite before joining H.M.S. Prince George for service in the Dardenelles, including supporting the ANZAC landings at Suvla Bay in August 1915, and the allied evacuation the following December. Further transferring to H.M.S. Skipjack he was advanced Chief Artificer Engineer on 1 October 1917 and retired on 30 May 1921 in the rank of Engineer Lieutenant. He died in Exeter, Devon, aged 76, in 1951.
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