William Leslie CARNEY

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CARNEY, William Leslie

Service Number:	2120
Enlisted:	23 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia , 24 July 1894
Home Town:	Brookvale, Warringah, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 15 May 1957, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW South Terrace, Wall JD.
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World War 1 Service

23 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2120, 3rd Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2120, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2120, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2120, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
28 Nov 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2120, 3rd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William Leslie Carney enlisted in May 1915 and left Australia a month later. He was taken on strength of the 3rd Battalion on 4 August 1915, a couple of days before the Battle of Lone Pine.

He was at first reported missing from 7-12 August 1915, before he turned up in Malta on 24 August 1915 with a shell splinter wound to his left eye. He was evacuated to England during September 1915 and admitted to the City of London Military Hospital. He was invalided to Australia due to the wounded eye during December 1915. His service from enlistment was less than seven months.

During April 1918 he enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy as 6492 Stoker William Leslie Carney and he served in the Navy for over 23 years, being discharged during 1941.

In 1933 he was awarded the RAN Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

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