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William Victor CARSON

Regimental number3132
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBank clerk
AddressMornington, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lavina Carson, Mornington, Victoria
Enlistment date20 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1517 Pte James Edward CARSON, Australian Army Service Corps, effective abroad; 603 Pte George Robert CARSON, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 February 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 June 1951

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