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Samuel CARMICHAEL

Regimental number3557
Place of birthNagambie, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine driver
AddressNagambie, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36.4
Height6' 2.25"
Weight219 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Maggie Bennett, Healesville, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of left foot)
Enlistment date25 September 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1918
Discharge date7 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Orontes', 20 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left testicle), Melbourne, 7 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death not attributed to War Service.
Date of death1 June 1940
SourcesNAA: B2455, CARMICHAEL Samuel

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