John Bede CARROLL

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Service Number:	5505
Enlisted:	23 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Field Ambulance
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds - gas gangrene, France, 22 November 1916
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block O, Plot 11, Row J, Grave 5 Headstone inscription reads: "The first born is mine" saith the Lord, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board

23 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5505, 5th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 5505, 5th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 5505, 5th Field Ambulance, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
14 Nov 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5505, 5th Field Ambulance, Shell wound to the left leg and was evacuated.The leg was amputated due to Gas Gangrene

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Son of John Bede Carroll and Caroline Carroll of 'Thalia', Dowell Street, Chatswood, NSW

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