CARRINGTON, Douglas
Service Number: | 121 |
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Enlisted: | 8 January 1915, Longreach, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, April 1883 |
Home Town: | Euston, Balranald, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Euston State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Drover/Station hand |
Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 19 April 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Gaza War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euston War Memorial, Holbrook War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 121, Longreach, Queensland | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 121, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 121, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
15 Nov 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Railway Unit (AIF), Detached to ANZAC Railway Unit for. temporary duty Gallipoli | |
12 Dec 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 121, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Jaundice to 87th Field Ambulance Mudros | |
26 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Trooper, 121, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Embarked Mudros for Alexandria Evacuation of Unit post operations on Gallipoli | |
22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Posted back to 11th LH Regiment on return from Gallipoli | |
19 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 121, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Battles of Gaza , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 121 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-04-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
The three sons of Henry Carrington;
121 Tpr. Douglas Carrington (/explore/people/196023) 11th Light Horse Regiment, Killed in action, Gaza 19 Apr 1917
1323 Cpl. Gordon Henry Carrington (/explore/people/216438) 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Killed in action, France 29 Jul 1918
6888 Pte. John Moodie Carrington (/explore/people/285673) 2nd Infantry Battalion, Killed in action 23 Aug 1918 - Pam Hamilton