Esmond Richard John CARRICK

CARRICK, Esmond Richard John

Service Number: 72
Enlisted: 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
Born: Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town: Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Grocer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 25, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Euroa Fallen of Euroa District Honour Roll, Euroa School No 1706 Roll of Honour, Euroa Telegraph Park, Euroa War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Northcote Uniting Church Memorial Window
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World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 72, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
11 Oct 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion, Promoted prior to embarkation
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Lance Corporal, 72, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked Lance Corporal, 72, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915: Involvement Corporal, 72, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 72 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Richard James and Mary Jane Wannell Carrick of 5 Merri Street, Northcote, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Had previously served in the 8th Light Horse