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George Moffatt CARSON

Regimental number1405
Place of birthCalcutta India
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEntomologist
AddressWoodsgift, Woolwich, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinWife, Mrs Marguerite Carson, c/o Burns, Philp and Co Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name36th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row P, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Major W. CARSON; husband of Margaret CARSON, "Sea View", Cronulla, New South Wales. Born at Hastings, India
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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