CAREY, Joe (Joseph Lancelot Bernard)
| Service Number: | 2353 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yass, New South Wales, 10 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Yass, Yass Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Yass, New South Wales, 26 March 1974, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2353, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2353, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney |
JOSEPH LANCELOT BERNARD CAREY
JOSEPH LANCELOT BERNARD Joe CAREY (1886-1974) born at Wee Jasper, son of Henry and Jane Carey nee Garner. Private 2353, 20th Battalion - 5th Reinforcements. Joe, a shearer, served from June 26th, 1915 until April 8th, 1919 after enlisting at Liverpool. He embarked for overseas service on September 30th, 1915 and taken on strength as Tel.el.Kebir on January 19th, 1916. He then boarded the HMT Infoma at Alexandra on March 18th, 1916 and disembarked at Marseilles 7 days later. He was still in France in 1917 where he contracted Trench Fever and was evacuated to England for treatment. He was back in France some weeks later and returned to Australia per Frasosmontes on April 7th, 1919. He received his discharge on July 18th. His medals were the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. [DAVIS OF GOUNYAN - ROLL OF HONOUR - BM Pittman]
Submitted 8 May 2015 by Beryl Pittman
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