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Thomas John CARLSON

Regimental number1049
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
SchoolCatholic School, Drysdale, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressDrysdale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, C J Carison, Drysdale, Victoria
Enlistment date10 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 September 1917
Place of death or woundingChateau Woods, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 3), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary CARLSON, Springs Road, Drysdale, Victoria, Australia. Born at Geelong

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