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Hercules Charles Sydney CARSS

Regimental number5980
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Address136 Williamson Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinWife, Mrs S Carss, 136 Williamson Street, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph William and Emma Mira CARSS. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 August 1939
Age at death60
Place of burialSpringvale Crematorium, Victoria

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