| Regimental number | 50 |
| Place of birth | Birr, King's Co, Ireland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Wheelwright |
| Address | Cunderdin, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 41 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Roy Carroll, Cunderdin, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Royal Artillery for 4 years 144 days. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, B Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A36 Thirty Six on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked, Fremantle, 29 June 1915; taken on strength of 28th Bn from Training Bn, ANZAC, 25 October 1915. Found guilty at Field General Court Martial held at Lemnos Island, 27-29 December 1915, charged with: (1) absenting himself without leave in that he at Aerodrome Camp, Heliopolis, Egypt, when his company assembled at 10:55 pm on, 3 September 1915, was absent and did not rejoin unitl reporting with reinforcements at Lower Cheshire Ridge, Gallipoli Peninsula, 24 October 1915: to take rank and precedence as if his appointment to the rank of Sergeant before, 29 December 1915; quashed, 14 February 1916. Disembarked, Alexandria, Egypt, from Mudros, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 March 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Admitted to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station (callous on feet), 4 April 1916; discharged to duty, 9 April 1916. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance (influenza), 9 May 1916; to 2nd Divisional Rest Station, 11 May 1916; discharged to duty, 22 May 1916. Admitted to General Hospital (sick), 13 July 1916; returned to duty, 14 July 1916. Found guilty at Field General Court Martial, 23 July 1916, of (1) drunkenness: reduced to the rank of Corporal. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance (gun shot wound leg), 6 August 1916; to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 6 August 1916; to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 7 August 1916; embarked, Boulogne, for England, 9 August 1916; admitted to St Luke's War Hospital, Halifax, England, 10 August 1916; sentence of being reduced to the rank of Corporal has now been remitted, 31 August 1916; transferred to Perham Downs Command Depot, 21 September 1916; granted furlough, 23 September 1916; marched into Perham Downs Command Depot, 11 October 1916; marched into Hurdcott Command Depot, 4 December 1916; marched into Weymouth Command Depot, 2 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Barambah' for discharge (rheumatism and old age), 3 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 15 September 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CARROLL Christopher |
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