David Valentine CARLSON

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CARLSON, David Valentine

Service Number:	14514
Enlisted:	21 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	14th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Gottenberg, Sweden, 10 September 1890
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fireman
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 13 July 1962, aged 71 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 5A, Site No: 50
Memorials:	Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

21 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 14514, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 14514, Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: ''
11 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 14514, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney
26 Jul 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 14514, 14th Field Company Engineers

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Biography

Born Gulenburg, Sweden
Son of John Alfred CARLSON
Of 38 Hanson Street, Adelaide
Husband of Alice Bertha CARLSON
Occupation prior to enlistment Fireman
Enlisted 21 February 1916 at Adelaide, SA
Served in France
Returned to Australia with Gas Poisoning and Bronchitis per 'Orontes' 10 March 1918
Died 13 July 1962 at Royal Adelaide Hosptial, Adelaide, SA
Aged 72 years
Resided Flat 2, Phillis St., Birkenhead, SA
Occupation TPI Pensioner
Buried West Terrace Cemetery, Kendrew Oval 5A 50

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