Leopold Thomas CARROLL

CARROLL, Leopold Thomas

Service Number: 5938
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)
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World War 1 Service

25 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5938, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney
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

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Biography 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