CARROLL, Henry James
| Service Number: | 1523 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 25th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Rockingham, Western Australia, 24 October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Taplan, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Hamlin Bay State School |
| Occupation: | Railway packer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot II, Row U, Grave 13, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rockingham WW1 Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, taken on strength from 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1523, 5th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1523, 59th Infantry Battalion, taken on strength of 15th Field Artillery Brigade, mustered as a Gunner, posted to 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1523, 60th Infantry Battalion, transferred to at Ferry Post | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1523, 25th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1523, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1523 awm_unit: 60th Battery Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 1523, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father Thomas Carroll (ex Sergeant, Police Officer at Rockingham Police Station)
lived at 181 William Street, Perth, Western Australia (in January 1920).
Henry and John came from a very long line of Military men (see Roll of Honour & Circular
attached link).
Next of kin in service: (younger brother)
1120 Private John Hamlin Carroll - 10th Light Horse Regiment
04/05/1915 enlisted in Perth, WA 25 years of age
30/06/1915 embarked Fremantle, WA onboard HMAT Kanowna A61
as a Private with 10th Light Horse Regiment, 7th reinforcements
Henry last lived in Taplan, South Australia on enlisting.
Previous service: 12 months with 18th Australian Light Horse Regiment
He was described as 30 years 5 months of age; single; 5' 7 1/4" tall; 130 lbs;
dark complexion; blue eyes; dark hair; Roman Catholic
19/03/1915 Henry enlisted into WWI at Keswick, South Australia
19/03/1915 appointed to Base Light Horse, Exhibition Camp
18/11/1915 embarked Outer Habour, Port Adelaide, SA onboard HMAT Geelong A2
as a Private with 9th Light Horse Regiment, 13th reinforcements
28/12/1915 taken on strength, Heliopolis
06/03/1916 taken on strength 3rd Reserve Regiment, Heliopolis
01/04/1916 transferred to 5th Division Artillery, Heliopolis
02/04/1916 taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Brigade, as a Gunner
Posted to 59th Infantry Battalion, Ismalia
02/05/1916 transferred to 60th Battery, Ferry Post
17/06/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
26/06/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
09/07/1916 transferred to 25th Field Artillery Brigade, in the field
09/08/1916 hit - gun shot wound to head, C Fracture to Skull, received in action
admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
09/08/1916 died of head wounds received in action
at 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station
Buried in: Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension
Plot II, Row U, Grave 13
His name is commemorated on Panel 19 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (25212), British War medal (25977), Victory medal (25788)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (320566)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 10/02/2017. Lest we forget.
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