Ernest CARLSON

Regimental number2340
Place of birthEngkoping, Sweden
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPeoples Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Carlson, Neeby, Engosand, Sweden
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 23 July 1915 - 5 Rfcts. 18 Bn. TOS 18 Bn. 10 January 1916
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death36
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row O, Grave No. 36), Ovillers-La-Boisselle
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
85