CARMICHAEL, Thomas McLeod
| Service Number: | 296 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Benalla, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundalong, Victoria, Australia, 4 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Esmond State School & Melbourne High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Benalla War Memorial, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Yarrawonga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 296, Enlisted at Benalla, Victoria | |
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| 22 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Prior to embarking | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 296, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 296, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, At Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-05-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alexander Carmichael and Annie Carmichael of 'Inverara', Esmond, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in th Citizen Military Forces
Biography contributed by Andreena Hockley
Thomas McLeod Carmichael was born on the 4th of June, 1892. He attended the Melbourne High School in 1908-9, passed the Junior Public examination, and afterwards obtained the Trained Teacher's Certificate in Manual Arts. He was at wood work centers in Maryborough and Benalla before enlisting, and had the reputation of a willing and hard-working teacher, much interested in his profession.
He enlisted as a Private on the 18th of August, 1914, and embarked as a Sergeant with the 7th Battalion on the transport Hororata on the 19th of October.
After training in Egypt, he proceeded with his unit to Gallipoli, and was at the Landing on the 25th of April, 1915. He was promoted to commissioned rank on the 28th, and died of wounds at Cape Helles on the 8th of May. He was the son of Mrs. A. Carmichael, of Esmond, near Yarrawonga.
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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