| Regimental number | 5566 |
| Place of birth | Laceby, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Laceby near Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Carey, Laceby near Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 31 January 1916, 22nd Bn, 15th Reinforcements; taken on strength 22nd Bn, 24 February 1917. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Flanders |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 14/15), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4991 Pte Alfred CAREY, 22nd Bn, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918; 719 Pte Frederick CAREY, 36th Bn, killed in action, 21 January 1917; 6849 Pte James CAREY, 1st Bn, returned to Australia, 22 July 1917; 2585 Pte Thomas Lindsay CAREY MM, 18th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 November 1918; 6778 Pte George Leslie CAREY, 20th Bn/22nd Reinforcements, did not embark overseas. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |