Gordon Henry CARRINGTON

CARRINGTON, Gordon Henry

Service Number: 1323
Enlisted: 4 November 1914, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 5th Pioneer Battalion
Born: Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, March 1885
Home Town: Euston, Balranald, New South Wales
Schooling: Euston State School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Drover/Station hand
Died: Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1918
Cemetery: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euston War Memorial, Hillston Memorial Park Gates, Holbrook War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

4 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1323, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales
11 Feb 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1323, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1323, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney
1 Jun 1915: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train, Detached 3rd Battalion for duty and Promoted Driver to Maadi Rear echelon Mounted Train Egypt
13 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 55th Battalion to establishment and reverts to Private on March in
3 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Transferred to 5th Pioneer Bn on establishment of unit
19 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1323, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Embarked for France with Battalion on HT Canada
12 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Pioneer Battalion
26 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Pioneer Battalion
2 Feb 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1323, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Transferred to UK Pleurisy 2nd War Hospital Birmingham England till 5th April 1917
30 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Posted to 5th Pioneer Battalion for duty France, post Instructional duties Pioneer Training Battalion and 9th Training Battalion Durrington UK
29 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1323, 5th Pioneer Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1323 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-07-29

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