William Albert Claude CARNE

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CARNE, William Albert Claude

Service Number:	2347
Enlisted:	9 July 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 5 June 1884
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Bendigo Central School No 1976, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Accountant
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bendigo Arnold Street Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll, White Hills Methodist Church Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2347, 23rd Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2347, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2347, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
10 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
30 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
31 Aug 1918:	Imprisoned Mont St Quentin / Peronne, Scouting for MG sites to support 20th Bn for the attack on Mont St Quentin and unexpectedly stepped into a German Patrol. Was out numbered. Released 3/12/1918
1 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
29 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
29 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

Leadership Report for No 6 Officer Cadet Battalion at Trinity College, Oxford, December 1917 - January 1918

Standard of Education: Good
Military Knowledge: Fair: has improved quality
Power of Command & Leadership: v. fair, leadership good
Special qualifications: riding
Remarkes:
A thourghly sound and suitable Cadet. A little slow, but makes up for this by common-sense and determination. An excellent example to others. Good sportsman.

Lt Col Grant 27/3/1918

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