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CARNEGIE, William Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Harden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Peterhead Academy, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Grave II. G. 1. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 16, 30th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 16, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 16, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 16, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 16 awm_unit: 8th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of Robert and Alexandrina Carnegie, of Sunny View, Cairntrodlie, Peterhead, Scotland.
THE DAY THOU GAVEST LORD IS ENDED
Member of the Burrangong St John 20 Lodge
He is commemorated on the Peterhead War Memorial; one of six Australian Great War casualties remembered there.
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