Bevis Ody CARRINGTON

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CARRINGTON, Bevis Ody

Service Number:	850
Enlisted:	27 February 1915, An original member of C Company 26th Bn.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1898
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Charles St State School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot VI, Row I, Grave No. 34.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

27 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 850, 26th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company 26th Bn.
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 850, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 850, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
5 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 850, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 850 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Only 19 years of age when he died, Private Bevis Carrington was the youngest son of the late Captain Fred Carrington who for many years commanded the SS Coogee trading between Melbourne and Launceston. His father was killed aboard the Coogee when it collided with another ship in the Bass Straight on Christmas Day 1903, when Bevis was only five years of age.

His older brother, 196 Pte. Frederick Deacon Carrington 12th Battalion was killed in action at the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915, aged 21.

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