CARRINGTON, John Moodie
| Service Number: | 6888 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 August 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Euston, Balranald, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Euston State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Drover/Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euston War Memorial, Holbrook War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6888, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6888, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6888, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6888, 3rd Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Taken on Strength of 3rd Battalion in the Field | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6888, 2nd Field Ambulance, Wounded Foot | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6888, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6888, 3rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
Private John Carrington killed by shell fire morning of 23 August 1918
Lieutenant Keshan, Privates Mackie, Doyle, Tanswell and John Carrington were killed by an artillery barrage on the morning of 23 August 1918.
The 3rd Battalion war diary noted that all but 4 members of Lieutenant Keshan’s Platoon we’re killed or wounded when they stepped off for the attack.
AWM 3rd Battalion Diary for August 1918 pages 52and 53 of 72 for further detail.
All 5 members were buried side by side at Heath Cemetery after the War
CWGC report linked to each members file.
Submitted 31 January 2022 by Pam Hamilton
Biography 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
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