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CARROLL, Leopold Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5938 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 7 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 23 No known grave. Originally buried at Cable Head Sheet 28N.E. J. 4. but it was unable to verify if this was correct. Commemorated in the Manly West Cemetery, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5938, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5938, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5938, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis Michael and Norah May Carroll of 21 Woods Parade, Manly, NSW; brother of Cecil Herbert Carroll who returned to Australia on 14 January 1919 having served with the 17th Battalion
Leopold once held the rank of Corporal but later was reverted to the rank of Private
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal