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O'CARROLL, Ernest Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6133 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castle On Tyne, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 16 August 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 15A, Grave 27. Interred on 19 August 1957 |
| Memorials: | Payneham District Council Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6133, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6133, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6133, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6133, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to haemolysis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Carroll of Castle On Tyne, England.
Husband of Edith Margaret O'Carroll nee Robertson of Payneham Road, Payneham, SA. Ernest and Edith married on 2 March 1914 in the Registry Office, Adelaide, SA.
At the time of enlisting Ernest was a member of the Payneham Rifle Club
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 13 September 1917 at Fremantle the transhipped to HT Nestor for onward travel to Adelaide disembarking on 20 September 1917.
Medal: British War Medal