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William Chambers CARR

Regimental number4452
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWattle Park, Dereel, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Carr, Wattle Park, Dereel, Victoria
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 31 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 127), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Malcolm and Esther CARR, Wattle Park, Dereel, Victoria, Australia. Native of Corindhap, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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