Hugh McLaughlin (Hughie) CARSON

CARSON, Hugh McLaughlin

    Service Number: 6069
    Enlisted: 20 August 1915
    Last Rank: Driver
    Last Unit: 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, March 1895
    Home Town: Harrisville, Scenic Rim, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Died of wounds, 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 29 May 1918
    Cemetery: Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie
    Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 1), France, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Harrisville Memorial Gates, Ipswich Men and Women of Ipswich WW1 Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    20 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6069, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
    9 Nov 1915: Involvement Driver, 6069, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    9 Nov 1915: Embarked Driver, 6069, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
    29 May 1918: Involvement Driver, 6069, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6069 awm_unit: 3rd Army Field Artillery Brigade Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-05-29

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    Biography contributed by Evan Evans

    From Faces of World War One

    Driver Hugh (Hughie) McLauglin Carson, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, who died of wounds in France on 29 May 1918. Carson was wounded at Franvillers when he and fellow drivers were attempting to rescue their horses from wagon lines which were being shelled. Driver Carson is not forgotten. (photo: Australian War Memorial)

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