Coming Soon.
CARROLL, Sydney Hubert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 750 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Memorials: | Charleville War Memorial, Mosman War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 750, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 750, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 750, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane | |
| 20 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 4 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Machine Gun Company | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Machine Gun Company | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13th Machine Gun Company | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 13th Machine Gun Company | |
| 18 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 24 Oct 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres, During the period 24/9 to 30/5 (Polygon Wood) and 10-15/10 1917 (1st Passchendaele) showed splendid leadership and devotion to duty. | |
| 28 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 750, 4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Good work 8/2 to 20/9/1917 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Sydney Hubert Carroll's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story
Showing 4 of 6 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.