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CARRICK, Esmond Richard John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 72 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 72, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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