CARNEY, Frederick Michael
| Service Number: | 585 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Fernmount, New South Wales, Australia, 18 December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salvation Army Officer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Beersheba, Palestine, 1 November 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza) Row A Grave 57 |
| Memorials: | Bellingen War Memorial, Townsville Cenotaph, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 585, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 585, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: Attached from Australian Medical Corps | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 585, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Michael and Anne Amelia Carney, of Fernmount, Bellinger River, New South Wales.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN MOTHER
Fred was born 18 Dec 1885 in Fernmount, New South Wales, son of Michael and Ann Amelia (nee Bushell) Carney. A Salvation Army officer, at the People’s Palace in Townsville in 1915, he enlisted on 25 Jan 1915, and embarked with the 11th Light Horse Regiment aboard HMAT A7 “Medic” on 2 Jun 1915. A Lance Sergeant with the 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance AAMC, he served in Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine, and was Killed in Action at Beersheba on 1 Nov 1917 in the Third Battle of Gaza. He is buried in Beersheba War Cemetery, Palestine (Row A, Grave 57).
Courtesy of Samual Cox
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