CARSON, James
| Service Number: | 4155 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ship Steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4155, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4155, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4155, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 4155, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4155 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Only son of James and Mary Carson of 'Otago' Vicar Street, Coogee, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Jum Carson
'Carson.; — Killed in action in France, between August 5 and 6, Private Jim Carson, only son of Mary Carson, of Coogee, and late James Carson, M.F.B., Sydney, aged 18½ years.'
This death notice speaks to footballers in Australia and New Zealand, for Jum Carson, the father of the soldier-boy who died on the battlefield was one of the most distinguished forwards Rugby football ever knew. He was a New Zealander, who came across to Sydney and made a big name by his skill in the light blue jersey of New South Wales, and in the black one of the old Pirates' Club, of which Mr. J. R. Henderson was the guiding genius. Jum Carson died some years ago. If he had lived he would have been proud of the part played in the higher game of his boy.
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