CARMODY, Lawrence Francis
Service Number: | 6323 |
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Enlisted: | 9 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Gheringhap, Victoria, November 1893 |
Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | various Catholic Schools |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Killed in Action, Westhok Ridge, Ypres, Belgium, 25 September 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot IV (4), Row E, Grave 10 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6323 | |
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18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6323, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6323, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born November 1893 in Gheringhap, Victoria
Father Michael James CARMODY (b. 1862 - d. 02/09/1963 and
Mother Mary Ellen Carmody (nee McManamny)
- b.1860 Ballarat, VIC - d. 11/11/1900 Fitzroy, VIC
(buried together in Ballarat New Cemetery)
lived at 35 Clive Road, Upper Hawthorn, VIC on enlisting.
1923 moved to 5 Barkly Avenue, Malvern, VIC
Sister: Margaret Emily (Rita) d. 26/10/1905 (5 years of age)
Lawrence and his brother Thomas were both student boarders at St Patrick's College,
Ballarat, Victoria.
Previous service:
1.5 years apprenticeship in Blacksmithing
Next of kin in service:
Brother
530 Sergeant Thomas James Carmody MSM & Bar
Australian Flying Corps Details
08/09/1916 enlisted as a Private with Australian Flying Corps,
No 2 Squadron, Head-Quarters
25/10/1916 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A38 Ulysses
21/08/1917 awarded MERITOUS SERVICE MEDAL for Gallantry
06/05/1919 returned to Australia
Lawrence was described on enlisting as 21 years 8 months of age; single; 5' 71/4" tall;
10 stone 7 lbs; fresh complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic
09/07/1915 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
23/09/1915 appointed as a Gunner with 10th Battery Field Artillery Battalion
18/11/1915 embarked Port Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A18 Wiltshire
as a Gunner with Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 10
15/12/1915 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
14/03/1916 proceeded overseas to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
19/03/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
28/05/1916 shell wound right hand - admitted to 8th Casualty Clearing Station, France
03/06/1916 transferred to Special Hospital, France
11/06/1916 transferred to 15th Casualty Clearing Station
18/06/1916 transferred to Special Hospital, France
22/06/1916 admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux
31/08/1916 gun shot wound to hand, discharged to B Details, France
04/09/1916 taken on strength of 2nd Division Base Depot, Etaples, France
05/09/1916 ankylosis finger, admitted to 26 General Hospital, France
09/09/1916 old wound finger, embarked for England onboard HS Dieppe, ex Calais
22/09/1916 taken on strength of No.1 Com, England
30/09/1916 granted leave
04/10/1916 returned from leave
13/10/1916 transferred to No.3 Com Depot, D Camp, Bovington Wool, England
18/12/1916 proceeded overseas to France
19/12/1916 marched in to Etaples, France
03/01/1917 taken on strength, Gunner with 2nd Division Ammunition Column
26/01/1917 transfered to 4th Field Artillery Brigade
27/01/1917 taken on strength of Gunner with 10th Battery, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
20/09/1917 wounded in action - remained on duty, in the field
25/09/1917 killed in action - Ypres, Belgium - 24 years of age
Buried in: Bellawarde Ridge Military Cemetery, Belgium
3 miles east of Ypres
Later exhumed and reburied in:
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium
Plot IV (4), Row E, Grave 10
10/02/1925 Inscription plates affixed to the original temporary wooden cross, have been
removed and returned to next-of-kin
Medals: 1914/15 Star (16732), British War medal (25128), Victory medal (24959)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (332469)
His name is commemorated on Panel 13 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
His name is commemorated at his parents grave in Ballarat New Cemetery, Ballarat, VIC.
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 13/01/2017. Lest we forget.