CARMICHAEL, David
| Service Number: | 1922 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perthshire, Scotland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mason |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 14 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 3, Row A, Grave 2, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Jamestown Presbyterian Church WW1 Honor Roll, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1922, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1922, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1922, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 14 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1922, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Father James Carmichael, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland.
Sibling: Brother: Andrew Carmichael (living in Jamestown, SA)
Wife: Mrs Caroline Agnes Carmichael (nee ____), living at 44a Walter Street, North Adelaide, SA.
He held a property in Jamestown, South Australia, prior to enlisting.
He last lived at Glenelg, South Australia prior to enlisting.
Described on enlisting as 28 years old; married; 5' 11" tall; 163 lbs;
dark complexion; grey eyes; dark hair; Presbyterian.
14/1/1915 Enlisted in Oaklands, South Australia
25/2/1915 Commanding Officer appointed David to 5th reinforcement
10th Infantry Battalion
20/4/1915 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT Hororata A20
as a Private in 10th Infantry Battalion, 5th reinforcements.
8/7/1915 taken on strength into 10th Infantry Battalion
14/8/1915 killed in action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
buried in: Victoria Gully, Gallipoli
Row 2; Grave 11
about 1/2 mile S.E of Anzac Cove
Because of the original burial place being exposed to terrential rains at certain seasons, and in
danger of oblitration by flooding, it was decided to exhume and relocate graves.
10/4/1923 his body was exhumed and reburied in:
Lone Pine Cemetery, Canakkale, Turkey
Plot 3, Row A, Grave 2
1 3/8 miles, S.E. of Anzac Cove.
Medals:
1914-15 Star (4076); British War medal (10906); Victory medal (10860);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (305964).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/3/2015. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.
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