Regimental number | 2119 |
Place of birth | Co. King, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Address | 122 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 36 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss A Carroll, 122 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dandenong, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 19), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 7th Bn at Gallipoli, 5 August 1915. Wounded in action, 11 August 1915, and admitted to Australian Casualty Clearing Station (bomb wound, arm). Admitted to Hospital Ship 'Neuralia', 12 August 1915; transferred to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 16 August 1916; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 16 August 1916. Rejoined unit, 4 November 1915. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 22 December 1915 (bullet wound, right hand); transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital (Lemnos); embarked on HS 'Carisbrooke Castle', 9 January 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 11 January 1916, and admitted to 21st General Hospital, 11 January 1916; transferred to Ras el Tin Convalescent Depot, 13 January 1916; discharged to duty, 7 February 1916; rejoined Bn, Serapeum, 22 February 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 31 March 1916. Wounded in action, France, 22-25 July 1916; admitted to 1st Field Ambulance, 25 July 1916 (gun shot wound, head, chest, shoulder and hand); died of wounds, 25 July 1916. Buried at Warloy-Baillon Military Cemetery by Rev S.J. Gosling (1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CARROLL John Bernard |