CARLEY, Edward Hugh
| Service Number: | 4658 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Frankston, Victoria, Australia, January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Frankston State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | SW to right thigh & compound comminuted fracture of right femur & face, tetanus, Died of wounds, The Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Belgium, 29 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Cliveden War Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Grave No. 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 4658, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , 2 yrs Field artillery 7th Brigade and cadets | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Embarked Driver, 4658, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Persia, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1915: | Involvement Driver, 4658, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 4658, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW right thigh & compound comminuted fracture of right femur & wounds to face. DOW England - tetanus complication to thigh wound | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 4658, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4658 awm_unit: 21st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-06-29 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 29th June.... Edward Hugh Carley was born at Frankston, Victoria in 1895. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 16th June, 1915 as a 20 year old, single, Printer from Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria.
Driver Edward Hugh Carley embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on RMS Persia on 10th August, 1915 with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, 7th Reinforcements.
Driver Carley embarked for Gallipoli from Zeitoun on 3rd October, 1915 & was taken on strength of 2nd Field Artillery Brigade at Gallipoli Peninsula on 13th October, 1915. He was transferred to 2nd B.A.C. (Brigade Ammunition Column) at Gallipoli on 13th October, 1915 then attached to 6th Battery on 12th November, 1915.
Driver Carley was admitted to Casualty Clearing Station on 14th December, 1915 with Jaundice. He was transferred to Hospital Ship then admitted to Hospital at Lemnos on 15th December, 1915 & was discharged to Base Details on 30th December, 1915.
Driver Carley proceeded to Tel-el-Kebir from Zeitoun on 8th March, 1916. He was mustered as Gunner from 8th March, 1916 with 2nd Field Artillery Brigade in accordance of A.I.F. Order 785 & 920. He joined 23rd Battery on 9th March, 1916.
Gunner Carley arrived in France on 28th March, 1916. He was admitted to Hospital at Marseilles on 28th March, 1916 – cause not yet determined. He was transferred to Lahore British Hospital on 11th April, 1916 with Colitis then discharged to Base Depot on 15th April, 1916.
Gunner Carley was transferred to 21st Field Artillery Brigade from 16th June, 1916.
Gunner Edward Hugh Carley was wounded in action in France on 14th November, 1916. He was admitted to Casualty Clearing Station then transferred by Ambulance Train & admitted to 12th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 17th November, 1916 with GSW & fracture to right thigh. Gunner Carley was listed as dangerously & seriously ill on 18th November, 1916. He was invalided to England on 25th November, 1916 on Hospital Ship St George.
Gunner Carley was admitted to The Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England on 26th November, 1916 with GSW (gunshot wound/s) to right thigh & compound comminuted fracture of right femur & wounds to face.
From the Hospital Admissions form – Gunner Edward Hugh Carley underwent frequent operations for the removal of dead bone in his thigh. “At one time the wound was almost healed & patient was up and about on crutches when he slipped & fell fracturing the ___ at the site of old osteomyelitis. Tetanus followed 32 weeks after the Battle injury…”
Gunner Edward Hugh Carley died at 10 am on 29th June, 1917 at The Duchess of Connaught Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England from Tetanus following wounds received in action in France – gunshot wounds & fracture of right thigh.
He was buried in Cliveden War Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England where 2 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
Cliveden War Cemetery is in the grounds of Cliveden House, a National Trust property, near the river Thames. The graves in Cliveden War Cemetery are marked by plain stones set into the ground rather than the regular upright headstones. His name is engraved on the bronze wall plaque located behind the font. The burials in Cliveden War Cemetery are still recognised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/cliveden.html
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