Arthur CAROLAN MM

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Service Number:	1597
Enlisted:	19 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wardell, New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 1890
Home Town:	Moonee Beach, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cheesemaker
Died:	Pulmonary embolus & Carcinoma prostate, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 19 August 1958, aged 68 years
Cemetery:	Coffs Harbour Historic Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Plot - Ang 3
Memorials:

19 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1597, 25th Infantry Battalion
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1597, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1597, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
20 Sep 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, when as Battalion runner he continued to run between Battalion Headquarters and the front line, despite heavy enemy barrages throughout. He set a fine example of coolness and courage at Westhoek Ridge on 20 September 1917.

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