Eustratius Marchetti

Second Lieutenant Eustratius ('Eustace') Marchetti was an English officer of the British Army who died during the First World War.
He was born on 21 September 1887,School, Charterhouse. (2013). pp. 213-4. Charterhouse Register, 1872-1910 (Vol. 2). London: Forgotten Books. (Original work published 1911) in Paddington, the eldest son of Greek-born East India merchant George and his wife Alexandra Marchetti (née Petrocochino), born in India to Greek parents. Educated at Charterhouse, Marchetti was in India when war broke out and enlisted in a volunteer corps.The Times (41325), p. 17: "Fallen Officers". 15 November 1916.
While on leave in England, Marchetti joined a cadet corps, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 7 July 1916.The London Gazette (29656), p. 6752. 7 July 1916, thegazette.co.uk. 5 September 2015. Marchetti died on 8 November 1916 while serving on the Western Front with the 149th Brigade, RFA. His younger brother, Alexander, had died in March while with the 2nd Rifle Brigade.
He is buried in Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs.
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==References==
*Ancestry.co.uk.
*Marchetti, E, cwgc.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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