BRAMICH, Carrol Athelstone
| Service Number: | 5987 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penguin, Tasmania, December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wynyard, Waratah/Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Wynyard, Tasmania, 1 October 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wynyard General Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5987, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5987, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5987, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart | |
| 14 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 5987, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to left thumb | |
| 1 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5987, 47th Infantry Battalion, 6th MD MU due to wounding Messines |
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From Narelle Howe and Sue Guinan
BRAMICH, CARROL ATHELSTONE.
The son of Bernard Harrison and Alice Bramich of Myalla a 22 year old farmer he embarked with the 12th Battalion later transferring to the 47th Battalion.
While serving in France Carrol was appointed Lance Corporal & promoted to Corporal 19th April 1917. He received a gun shot wound to his thumb at Messines & and returned to Australia 25th August 1917.
In 1946 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labour member for Darwin. In 1956 he resigned from the Labour party and joined the Liberal party. he retired from politics in 1964. He died 1st October 1964 at Wynyard.
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