Regimental number | 6849 |
Place of birth | Wangaratta, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o W L Shepherd, Naranderra Road, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 149 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W Carey, Wangaratta, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of ecxema) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Nicholson on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4991 Pte Alfred CAREY, 22nd Bn, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918; 5566 Pte Charles Henry CAREY, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 18 September 1917; 719 Pte Frederick CAREY, 36th Bn, killed in action, 21 January 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 Embarked Sydney, 8 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 24 April 1917 (psoriasis); discharged to Depot, 30 April 1917, and marched in to 1st Training Bn. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 5 May 1917 (ecxema); discharged to Depot, 26 May 1917, and marched in to 1st Training Bn. Marched out to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 11 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit: ecxema), 1 November 1917. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CAREY James |